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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?
2. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?
3. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?
4. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
5. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Hygelac's death, what does Beowulf do for fifty years?
2. What does the dragon do in seeking his revenge?
3. What do Beowulf and his men see when they reach the cliffs on their way to the lair?
4. Why is Beowulf scarcely able to breathe as he fights the dragon?
5. Why does Grendel retreat to his lair after battling with Beowulf?
6. Who does the dragon live in a burial mound?
7. What is the name of the man the watchman says will meet Beowulf and his men at the door of Heorot, and what is the man's position in the kingdom?
8. How does Unferth describe Beowulf when he tells the story of Beowulf's swimming race with Breca?
9. When Beowulf agrees to battle Grendel's mother, what does Hrothgar offer him as a reward?
10. How does Beowulf plan to show Unferth what courage is?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What makes Beowulf an archetypal hero? What characteristics does he possess? What are some of the things he does that show he is a hero?
Essay Topic 2
The foes Beowulf faces represent three emotions that sometimes result in violence. What are those emotions? Which foe represents each of these emotions? How do they represent the emotion? What actions do they take and why?
Essay Topic 3
What is the difference between sympathy and empathy? Do you think Grendel's mother is a sympathetic or an empathetic character? Why?
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