Beowulf Quiz 1

The most likely reasons Beowulf comes to Hrothgar’s aid is because

hrothgar knew beowulf when he was a boy, defeating grendel would bring honor to hygelac and geatland

Which is not displayed in the passage “when we crossed the sea”

symbolism

Unferths name can be interpreted as meaning

peace breaker

before the battle with grendel, beowulfs men believe

it is unlikely any of them will ever return to geatland

when grendel attacks the mead hall for the final time, grendel

bursts into totally confident in his ability to kill the danes, immediately kills and eats a thane, feels beowulfs grip and tries to flee to the fen lands

What does this line mean: “the monsters thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws”

he has extreme intelligence

which phrase best restates the underlined words: had driven affliction / off

had forced the evil monster from the hall

which of the folllowing lines from beowulf contains an example of epithet?

“higlac is my cousin and my king; the days / of my youth have been filled with glory”

in the context, the word reparations means:

compensation for an injustice or wergild

a narrative that tells of the heroic struggles and the style is elaborate and exalted in a way that embodies the spirit of its subject is

a heroic epic

a long, narrative poem that records, in grave and stately language, the exploits of a larger that life hero who usually embodies the ideals of the culture that produced him is

an epic

which best describes beowulfs reception by hrothgars warriors

the danes are open to listening to his intentions but need him to prove his trustworthiness

when beowulf requests that he alone “may purge all evil from this hall” what does he mean by purge?

cleanse and conquer

which phrase best paraphrases the underlined words: “to open / a path for his evil soul”

to kill him

which of the lines contains an example of kenning

“higlac is my cousin and my king; the days / of my youth have been filled with glory”

beowulf is given a sword to fight grendels mother by

unferth

as an act of revenge, grendels mother kills hrothgars close companion

aeschere

all of the following is true about the liar the grendels mothr lives in except

nothing in the water impedes swimming to the liar

which of the lines with grendels mother contains the best example of a caesura

he swung his sword / his ring marked blade

the two treasures that beowulf brought with him after killing grendels mother were

grendels head and the hilt of the giant sword

the poets attitude toward violence is most likely

that fighting and violence are enjoyable and acceptable acts, violence is typical for the times he lived in, and the more violent and bloody the details the better the story

hrothgar advises beowulf against the sin of

pride

beowulf treats unferth with

respect and thanks

the only examples of human affection in the poem are

the loyalty of beowulfs men to their leader, and the father son relationship between brothgar and beowulf

all of the following demonstrate the beowulfs battle with grendels mother more difficult that this battle with grendel except

beowulf is assured of his fate when fighting the troll wife

most likely fictional accounts with monsters take place in caves and underground spaces because

caves are seen as hostile, mosters are creatures of the underwater world, and caves and caverns are enclosed and seperate

the phrase “noble protector of all seamen” is an example of

an epithet

which of the following lines from beowulf contains an example of a caesura?

“burns like a torch. non one knows its bottom”

which is the best paraphrase of “then the sword melted / melted, blood soaked”

God made the sword melt and freed beowulf from the magic fetters that bound him

which of the following is not an element found in your reading of the epic

a lighthearted tone

passage #1: who is the speaker

beowulf

passage #1: who is the audience

unferth, and hrothgar and his men

passage #1: what is the speakers purpose

to use a formal boast to assert his superiority

passage #2: who is the speaker

hrothgar

passage #2: who is the audience

beowulf

passage #2: what is the subject in this excerpt

eliminating the threats from grendel

passage #2: which rhetorical device is used in this passage

ethos