Question

select the correct text in the passage.
which four parts of this passage from beowulf indicate that the poem is about war and glory?
lo! the spear-danes glory through splendid achievements
the folk-kings former fame we have heard of,
how princes displayed then their prowess-in-battle
oft scyld the scefing from scathers in numbers
from many a people their mead-benches tore
since first he found him friendless and wretched,
the earl had had terror comfort he got for it,
waxed neath the welkin, world-honor gained,
till all his neighbors oer sea were compelled to
bow to his bidding and bring him their tribute
an excellent atheling! after was borne him
a son and heir, young in his dwelling,
whom god-father sent to solace the people
he had marked the misery malice had caused them

Explanation:

1. "Lo! the Spear-Danes' glory through splendid achievements": Explicitly mentions "glory" tied to the group's great deeds, core to war-related glory.
2. "How princes displayed then their prowess-in-battle": Directly references battle skill ("prowess-in-battle"), a key element of war.
3. "Waxed 'neath the welkin, world-honor gained": "World-honor" is a synonym for glory, earned through the actions described.
4. "Till all his neighbors o'er sea were compelled to Bow to his bidding and bring him their tribute": Shows dominance won through force (implied war), leading to submission and tribute, markers of war-fueled glory.

Answer:

1. Lo! the Spear-Danes' glory through splendid achievements
2. How princes displayed then their prowess-in-battle
3. Waxed 'neath the welkin, world-honor gained
4. Till all his neighbors o'er sea were compelled to Bow to his bidding and bring him their tribute