Does Beowulf really believe he can "calm the turmoil and terror" or is this bravado?

1)what was the first thing that cast doubt on the authenticity of the king being peter wilks's english brother? a)his refusal to answer questionsb)his arrival in town in a canoec)his illiteracy and inability to writed)his lack of knowledge about the wilks family 2)how did huck escape the clutches of the angry townspeople? a)he told them where the gold was. b)he ran off while digging up the body. c)his captor released him while running to see the gold. d)his captor sent him away because he did not want to share the gold.

In this unit we learned about arguments and rhetoric. in an argument we use ,not informal language

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?