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Beowulf

Beowulf. By: Daniel Dunn. Twenty Questions. 1. Who is the father of Shield Sheafson?. Beowulf Hrothgar Grendel Sheafson is an orphan. 2. How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf?. Beowulf once proposed to his daughter Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf’s father

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Beowulf

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  1. Beowulf By: Daniel Dunn

  2. Twenty Questions

  3. 1. Who is the father of Shield Sheafson? • Beowulf • Hrothgar • Grendel • Sheafson is an orphan

  4. 2. How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf? • Beowulf once proposed to his daughter • Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf’s father • Beowulf had gained a widespread reputation after slaying a dragon • He read about him on the internet

  5. 3. How long does Beowulf reign as King of the Geats? • 30 years • 40 years • 50 years • 60 years

  6. 4. What, according to Beowulf, is better than mourning a death? • Celebrating a birth • Avenging a death • Drinking one’s sorrows away • Making peace with one’s enemies

  7. 5. Who helps Beowulf against the dragon? • Wulfgar • Unferth • Hrothgar • Wiglaf

  8. 6. Who taunts Beowulf in Heorot? • Unferth • Hrothgar • Wiglaf • Wealhtheow

  9. 7. Who is Modthryth? • A Danish thane • King of the Swedes • A wicked queen of legend • A dragon

  10. 8. From whom is Grendel descended? • Satan • Cain • Judas • Ecgtheow

  11. 9. Who is Queen of the Geats? • Wealhtheow • Modthryth • Unferth • Hygd

  12. 10. Whom does Grendel’s mother abduct and decapitate? • Aeschere • Wulfgar • Hrothgar • Beowulf

  13. 11. What is Hrunting? • A mead-hall • A sword • A lake • A helmet

  14. 12. Where do the Geats place Beowulf’s Barrow? • In Grendel’s swamp • In the dragon’s lair • In the palace temple • On a cliff overlooking the sea

  15. 13. Who is Beowulf’s father? • Ecgtheow • Hrothgar • Wulfgar • Wealhtheow

  16. 14. Where do Grendel and his mother live? • In a palace • In a mead-hall • In a barrow • In a lake

  17. 15. Who guides Beowulf to the dragon’s barrow? • Wulfgar • The thief • The slave-girl • Hygd

  18. 16. Which character is descended from Shield Sheafson? • Beowulf • Wiglaf • Ecgtheow • Hrothgar

  19. 17. What is the name of Hrothgar’s wife? • Wealhtheow • Hygd • Modthryth • Grendel

  20. 18. How did the dragon’s treasure get in the barrow? • The dragon hauled it there with his teeth • Hygelac had it buried there after he died • The boat containing the body of Shield Sheafson landed there • It was buried there by the last survivor of a forgotten race

  21. 19. What is Hygelac wearing when he dies? • His grandfather’s armor • Wealhtheow’s torque • An invisibility suit • A tutu

  22. 20. From about when does the only existing Beowulf manuscript date? • 700 a.d. • 1000 a.d. • 700 b.c. • 50 a.d.

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