1. What does Beowulf allude to in the first stanza? The Bible, with attention to Creation
2. What happened because of Cain and Abel's incident? the evil created when Cain killed Abel spawned thousands of types of evil and monsters
3. What moral can we learn from the first section? what goes around comes around
4. Where does Grendel live? in marshes and slime
5.What happened in the beginning of section two? How many men did Grendel kill? When did he actually attack? Grendel entered Herot; 30 men; at night
6.What payment would Grendel accept to make him stop killing everyone? nothing, only more lives
7.What is one phrase from the poem that illustrates Grendel's evil? "No savage assault could quench his lust for evil"
8.Why wouldn't Grendel touch Hrothgar's throne? it was protected by God
9.In the end of section two, where was their only source of peace? they could only find peace in their Father (God)
10.Who told Beowulf about the trouble Grendel was causing? Higlac (his uncle)
11.How many men did Beowulf take with him? 14
12.What is a chain mail shirt used for? as protection like armor
13.Why did Beowulf leave a few men outside while he talked with Hrothgar? in case Grendel made a surprise attack
14.In lines 150-160 what did Beowulf present to King Hrothgar? stories of his past victories (his "resume")
15.What weapons does Beowulf decide to use with Grendel? none, because he wants it to be a fair fight; since Grendel has no weapons, neither will Beowulf
16. Why is Beowulf obligated to help king Hrothgar? he owes Hrothgar a favor because he helped his father
17. What did they do to receive Beowulf? had a feast
18. What was the outcome when Hrothgar's men tried to defeat Grendel? USE A QUOTE FROM THE POEM. "Stained red, the floors...and my soldiers would be fewer still, death taking more and more."
19. What bitter memory did Unferth remind Beowulf of? his "loss" to Brecca in a swimming contest
20. How long were the two boys swimming? seven days
21. Did Beowulf stay with Brecca? Explain why he did this. Yes. He did this to make it a fair contest, and to protect Brecca from the monsters
22. What split the two of them apart? a bad storm
23. Explain Beowulf's adventure at sea. Beowulf, after having been seperated from Brecca by a storm, was attacked by a monster, which he killed.
24. How does Beowulf respond to Unferth's torments? he tells why he lost the contest
25. Beowulf also makes the sea what? safe for ships to travel
26. How many monsters did Beowulf kill? nine
27. Despite Unferth BOLD words, why does Grendel survive? no one from Herot would challenge Grendel, including Unferth
28. What new character did we meet in 345-365? Hrothgar's wife, Welthow
29. What is Beowulf's promise? to kill Grendel or die in battle
30. How did this section end? Beowulf's men go to sleep in Herot
31. What did Grendel do before Beowulf could get to him? ate one of Beowulf's men
32. Describe the battle between Beowulf and Grendel? they battled fiercely, crashing into the walls as the battle moved down the hall
33. What was Grendel's first thought when he met his match? to retreat back to his swamp
34. What happened to Herot during the battle? some of the things inside were destroyed and the walls shook, but the building held up and did not crumble
35. What was the only thing that could destroy Herot? fire
36. Why couldn't the men hurt Grendel? Grendel had cursed their weapons so they would not work against him
37. What is the "symbolic" war going on between Beowulf and Grendel? good versus evil
38. What did Beowulf finally do to defeat Grendel? tore Grendel's arm off
39. What did Beowulf hang to his rafter (use a quote)? Why did he do this? Grendel's "Arm, claw and shoulder and all." He used the arm as a trophy.
40. What did Grendel realize as he made his way back to his den? that he would die
41. What did they realize about Beowulf (not to belittle King Hrothgar)? that he would make a good ruler
42. Describe why the deer is afraid to escape in the water. because it is evil and it is where Grendel's mother lives