Beowulf and the Marsh Monster — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the great hall King Hrothgar built in the land of the Danes?

Choices

  1. The Golden Hall
  2. Heorot ✓
  3. Grendel
  4. Marsh Monster

Answer: Heorot

From page 1

What did Grendel do every night in Heorot?

Choices

  1. It helped the Danes feast and tell stories.
  2. It sang songs with King Hrothgar.
  3. It carried off warriors into the darkness. ✓
  4. It cleaned the great hall.

Answer: It carried off warriors into the darkness.

From page 2

Where did Beowulf live before he heard about Grendel's torment?

Choices

  1. The land of the Danes
  2. Heorot
  3. The fens
  4. The distant land of the Geats ✓

Answer: The distant land of the Geats

From page 3

Who challenged Beowulf and his warriors when they first landed in Denmark?

Choices

  1. A Danish coast-guard ✓
  2. Grendel
  3. Beowulf's companions
  4. King Hrothgar

Answer: A Danish coast-guard

From page 4

What did Beowulf promise King Hrothgar he would use to fight Grendel?

Choices

  1. A mighty sword
  2. Magic spells
  3. His bare hands ✓
  4. A shield and spear

Answer: His bare hands

From page 5

Who remained in Heorot to wait for Grendel after King Hrothgar and his people left?

Choices

  1. Beowulf and his chosen warriors ✓
  2. King Hrothgar and his guards
  3. All the Danish people
  4. Only Beowulf

Answer: Beowulf and his chosen warriors

From page 6

What did Beowulf do when Grendel burst into Heorot?

Choices

  1. He ran away from the monster.
  2. He called for King Hrothgar.
  3. He hid under a bench.
  4. He seized Grendel's mighty, clawed hand. ✓

Answer: He seized Grendel's mighty, clawed hand.

From page 7

What did Beowulf tear from Grendel's body during their struggle?

Choices

  1. Its entire arm ✓
  2. Its head
  3. Its tail
  4. Its leg

Answer: Its entire arm

From page 8

What did the Danes see displayed on Heorot's outer wall the morning after Grendel's defeat?

Choices

  1. Beowulf's sword
  2. A golden shield
  3. Grendel's monstrous arm ✓
  4. King Hrothgar's crown

Answer: Grendel's monstrous arm

From page 9

Where did the Danes find Grendel's lifeless body?

Choices

  1. At the bottom of a murky, cold pool in its lair ✓
  2. Inside Heorot
  3. On the shore of the sea
  4. In the land of the Geats

Answer: At the bottom of a murky, cold pool in its lair

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