Beowulf (Lines 144-300 - Heaney Translation) - Reading Comprehension (Quiz)
which of the following statements best summarizes lines 144-300 of Beowulf
a vicious monster continually attacks the Danes for 12 years, until a great warrior from a neighboring kingdom arrives by ship to try and slay the beast
a trial or burden
affliction
what is most likely expected to happen to Beowulf following the end of the excerpt
beowulf is expected to be victorious in his fight against Grendel or die trying
to leave a ship
disembark
to brandish or show
flourish
to give up; sacrifice
forfeit
beowulf: "keen-souled thane"
grendel: "outcast"
beowulf: "no one else like him"
grendel: "rabid hands"
beowulf: "mightiest man"
grendel: "reavers from hell"
a person who does not belong
interloper
compensation given in order to make peace or amends
reparation
which of the following statements about the Danes is best supported by this excerpt
the Danes offered sacrifices to pagan gods, in the hopes that the gods would save them from Grendel
which selection best explains the interaction between the watchman and Beowulf
the watchman requires that Beowulf announce his reason for docking and remarks on his honorable appearance
what is most closely the meaning of will as it is used in the passage below (lines 212-216)
| noun | a deliberate intention or act
which statement from the excerpt most strongly supports the correct answer to the question: what is most likely expected to happen to Beowulf following the end of the excerpt
"'what's more, I'll order my own comrades / on their word of honour to watch your boat / down there on the strand—keep her safe / in her fresh tar, until the time comes / for her curved prow to preen on the waves / and bear this hero back to Geatland.'"
which passage from the poem best describes Grendel's nature
"all were endangered; young and old / were hunted down by that dark death-shadow"
which quote from the excerpt most strongly supports the correct answer to question: which of the following statements about the Danes is best supported by this excerpt
"whiles they vowed in their heathen fanes / altar-offerings, asked with words / that the slayer-of-souls would succor give them..."
