1. After Reading Beowulf

2. King of the Danes  Hrothgar

3. Name of the Mead hall  Herot

4. Mead  Beer. An alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.

5. Killing the Men Herot  Grendel

6. How do people survive?  They leave the hall before nightfall.

7. Beowulf  He desires to help the helpless.

8. The watchman who sees Geatland is, at first,  suspicious.

9. When Grendel realizes Beowulf’s strength, he tries to  flee.

10. Beowulf’s men are of no help to him because  their weapons are useless.

11. How does Beowulf kill Grendel?  Hands

12. Who avenges Grendel?  His mother

13. During the battle with Grendel’s mother, Beowulf is driven on mainly by a desire for  Revenge

14. What protects Beowulf from Grendel’s mom?  Mail

15. Which of the following is the main reason that Beowulf cuts off Grendel’s head?  a desire to have a trophy

16. The poem suggests that Beowulf’s superiority or greatness is apparent to  all who come in contact with him.

17. What is another name for a person who sings or tells stories?  a scop.

18. caesura  When the time came, kindness for kindness—With our lives, if he needed them.

19. Kenning  As the Rings-Giver fell back; the dragon bit him.

20. Alliteration  Sally Strode steadily towards the stove.

21. Epithet  The Creator of All for God