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Beowulf Review: Part 3.1 (Hello, Dragon!)

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10 questions
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Choose the best answer based on your understanding of Beowulf, lines 1925 to 2515.
Choose the best answer based on your understanding of Beowulf, lines 1925 to 2515.
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Question 1
1.

Why does the poet compare Hygd and the wicked Queen Modthryth?

Question 2
2.

Which statement best describes why treasure is a complex symbol in the poem?

Question 3
3.

In Hygelac’s hall, we learn that Beowulf has been _____ in Geatland, but has now gained _____.

Question 4
4.

In what sense does Hrothgar’s disinterested attitude toward treasure make him an exemplary ruler?

Question 5
5.

What is the significance of the mead-hall in Beowulf?

Question 6
6.

How does the gloomy tone shape Beowulf’s character development in later parts of the poem?

Question 7
7.

What is the societal and religious significance of the story of the Last Survivor?

Question 8
8.

Why does the poet include the details of Hygelac’s son and Beowulf’s guardianship of the boy?

Question 9
9.

Despite favorable comparisons to _____, Beowulf surpasses them all by _____ rather than calling on a young warrior.

Question 10
10.

What does the dragon’s advantage against aged Beowulf make clear to the poet’s audience?