Beowulf quiz and flashcards

How do Scyld's companions send him away after his death?

What about Heorot torments Grendel?

Why do surviving warriors stop sleeping in Heorot?

How many companions does Beowulf choose for his journey to help Hrothgar?

What does the coast guard promise after accepting the visitors' intentions?

Who carries Beowulf's request to speak with Hrothgar?

How does Beowulf intend to fight Grendel?

How does Hrothgar settle the feud involving Beowulf's father?

What story does Unferth use to question Beowulf's courage?

What does Beowulf display as proof of Grendel's defeat?

How does Hrothgar welcome Beowulf after seeing Grendel's hand?

What does Hrothgar give Beowulf at the victory feast?

Why can Hengest not sail home during his exile?

What does Wealhtheow ask Beowulf to do for her son?

Why does Grendel's mother attack Heorot?

Whose death does Hrothgar mourn when he asks Beowulf to pursue the female monster?

What weapon does Unferth lend Beowulf before the underwater fight?

How does Beowulf finally kill Grendel's mother?

What does Hrothgar urge Beowulf to reject?

Who welcomes Beowulf home and asks about his dangerous journey?

What does Beowulf do with treasures brought from Denmark?

What provokes the dragon's fiery revenge?

What does Beowulf order after learning that the dragon has burned his hall?

What do most of Beowulf's companions do when the dragon fight turns dangerous?

What helps move Wiglaf to join the dragon fight?

What does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring as poison spreads through him?

What memorial does the dying Beowulf request?

Why does Wiglaf condemn the returning warriors?

What danger does the messenger predict after Beowulf's death?

What do the Geats do with the treasure at Beowulf's funeral?