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What is Grendel's grievance that torments him?
What is Grendel's grievance that torments him?
- The exile and outlawing of Cain's clan by the Creator
- The Almighty's creation of the earth and its inhabitants
- The settling of the Ring-Danes in the lofty house
- The loud banquet and the clear song of a skilled poet (correct)
What did the Almighty do to the earth according to the skilled poet's song?
What did the Almighty do to the earth according to the skilled poet's song?
- Filled it with branches and leaves
- Set the sun and the moon to be earth’s lamplight
- Quickened life in every other thing that moved
- Made it a gleaming plain girdled with waters (correct)
What are the consequences of Cain's murder of Abel, according to the text?
What are the consequences of Cain's murder of Abel, according to the text?
- The Almighty made him anathema and cursed him to exile
- Ogres, elves, evil phantoms, and giants arose from the curse
- Cain got no good from committing the murder
- All of the above (correct)
What is Grendel's status among the banished monsters?
What is Grendel's status among the banished monsters?
What state were the Ring-Danes in when Grendel came upon them?
What state were the Ring-Danes in when Grendel came upon them?
What was Grendel's attitude towards his attacks on the people?
What was Grendel's attitude towards his attacks on the people?
How did the people react to Grendel's reign of terror?
How did the people react to Grendel's reign of terror?
What was Grendel kept from approaching in the hall?
What was Grendel kept from approaching in the hall?
What was Grendel's impact on the glittering hall Heorot?
What was Grendel's impact on the glittering hall Heorot?
How long did the lord of the Shildings suffer under his load of sorrow?
How long did the lord of the Shildings suffer under his load of sorrow?
Who boarded the boat as the captain with fourteen others?
Who boarded the boat as the captain with fourteen others?
What did the Geat leader do as they disembarked in Denmark?
What did the Geat leader do as they disembarked in Denmark?
What did the Danish coast guard question Beowulf and his men about?
What did the Danish coast guard question Beowulf and his men about?
Who was on home ground in Geatland when he heard about Grendel?
Who was on home ground in Geatland when he heard about Grendel?
What was the plan announced by the high-born and powerful man?
What was the plan announced by the high-born and powerful man?
How did the people react to the Geat leader's ambition to go and enlist men?
How did the people react to the Geat leader's ambition to go and enlist men?
What was Grendel's impact on the people and their hall?
What was Grendel's impact on the people and their hall?
What was the people's reaction to Grendel's reign of terror?
What was the people's reaction to Grendel's reign of terror?
What was the plan announced by the mightiest man to search out the famous prince who needed defenders?
What was the plan announced by the mightiest man to search out the famous prince who needed defenders?
Who was the mightiest man on earth in his day?
Who was the mightiest man on earth in his day?
