Question

From which of these excerpts from Beowulf can a pagan influence best be inferred?A.) ...Protected by God-God,/Whose love Grendel could not known...B.) "...And sometimes they sacrificed tot he old stone gods,/Made heathen vows..."C.)"...Rise to God, drop off/their dead bodies, and seek our Father's peace!"D.)"...How the monster relished his savage war/On the Danes..."

Answer 1

It would be B, pagan influence believed in stone gods and many other gods from nature and from the supernatural. Pagans back then would sacrifice and worship stone idols and gods made of metal and other supernatural beings.  

Answer 2

The excerpts from Beowulf by can a pagan influence best be inferred is:-

B) "...And sometimes they sacrificed tot he old stone gods,/Made heathen vows..."

This is the excerpt from Beowulf which infers pagan influence the best because it specifically mentions the word "old", which technically defines the pagan gods.