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Questions on the revenge attack, the mere, the descent, and the giant sword.
#literature
22 questions
One question set, multiple game modes. Tap any game to see it in action. Not sure which to pick?
Answer to place stones and capture territory.
Outrun the snow together.
Earn blasts, then hunt the other team.
Answer to earn energy, then climb.
The class blasts through walls together.
Bid on mystery lots. Most money wins.
Sell tours. Nice, standard, or a total scam.
Answer, restock, and serve the rush.
More correct answers pulls the rope your way.
Answer, then shoot down the alien wave.
Answer, then tap to leap the frozen ridge.
Grendel's mother comes to Heorot the night after the Danes celebrate Beowulf's victory. Whom does she carry off?
Besides taking a man from Heorot, what trophy does Grendel's mother recover during her attack?
When Hrothgar, Beowulf, and the men track her to the mere, what do they find near the cliff?
What happens after Beowulf plunges into the mere?
After Beowulf kills Grendel's mother, what does he do before returning to the surface?
What motive drives Grendel's mother's attack on Heorot?
Beowulf tells Hrothgar it is better to avenge a friend than to mourn too long. What heroic code does this express?
Why does Hrothgar's grief over Aeschere matter to the revenge episode?
Before diving, Beowulf asks Hrothgar to care for his Geats and send gifts to Hygelac if he dies. What value does this show?
Grendel raided Heorot for years and killed thirty men in one night. How is Grendel's mother's attack different?
The mere is described with dark water, overhanging trees, and a stag that would rather die than enter. What is the effect of this setting?
Why does the descent into the mere raise the danger beyond the earlier hall fight?
When sea-beasts and monsters attack during the descent, what keeps Beowulf from being torn apart?
What is unusual about the underwater hall where Grendel's mother brings Beowulf?
Hrunting has a famous battle history, but it will not bite Grendel's mother. What does this failure show?
What weapon finally allows Beowulf to kill Grendel's mother?
When Grendel's mother tries to stab Beowulf with a knife, why does the blow fail?
What happens to the giant sword after Beowulf uses it on Grendel's mother and Grendel's corpse?
In the Grendel fight, Beowulf rejects weapons; in the mother's lair, he depends on a giant sword. What contrast does this create?
How does the audience for the two monster fights change?
What do the Danes do when they see blood rising in the mere and think Beowulf has died?
Which trophy best shows the difference between the two victories over the Grendel-kin?
Crack the passcode before the zombies get in.
Answer, then swat bugs for bonus points.
Race through questions at your own speed.
Same question on every screen. Fastest wins.
Pick a tile, answer, hit bonuses and steals.
Beowulf: Kennings, Caesura and Alliteration
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