Question

Which of these excerpts from Beowulf most directly describes the outcome of the conflict between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother?

a. “.... The battles only survivor/swam and away from those silent corpses....”
b. “.... then the gates brave prince entered/Herot, covered with glory....”
c. “.... then struck off slash his head with a single Swift blow....”
d. “.... almost all agreed that Grendel’s/mighty mother, the she-wolf, had killed him...”

Answer 1

Actually, the correct choice would be A. "....the battle's only survivor/swam up and away from those silent corpses...".

I just took the whole unit test, C. Was wrong.

It's A.

Answer 2

The correct answer to the question is a. “.... The battles only survivor/swam and away from those silent corpses....”

In the battle scene Beowulf goes underwater to fight Grendel`s mother. He defeats her and cuts off her head. The line refers to corpses because in the cave there is Grendel`s body as well as his mother dragged it their to moan.