Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 15 points)

Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines?

"Nearer he strode then, the stout-hearted warrior
Snatched as he slumbered, seizing with hand–grip,
Forward the foeman foined with his hand;
Caught he quickly the cunning deviser"

Grendel approaches Beowulf and is surprised when Beowulf strikes back.
Beowulf rushes to attack Grendel and injures him with his sword.
Grendel grabs one of Beowulf's men and Beowulf comes to his rescue.

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Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 15 points)



Which answer best summarizes the events from the poem contained in the following lines?

"Nearer he strode then, the stout-hearted warrior
Snatched as he slumbered, seizing with hand–grip,
Forward the foeman foined with his hand;
Caught he quickly the cunning deviser"

 Grendel approaches Beowulf and is surprised when Beowulf strikes back.
 Beowulf rushes to attack Grendel and injures him with his sword.
 Grendel grabs one of Beowulf's men and Beowulf comes to his rescue.

anonymous · Answer

Grendel approaches Beowulf and is surprised when Beowulf strikes back.... :P