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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?
(a) Beowulf makes this promise to Wiglaf.
(b) Hrothgar makes this promise to Beowulf.
(c) Wiglaf makes this promise to Beowulf.
(d) Beowulf makes this promise to Hrothgar.

2. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Feasting.

3. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?
(a) Falls to the ground in exhaustion.
(b) Kisses the ground.
(c) Places Grendel's mother's head on a spear.
(d) Places Grendel's head on a spear.

4. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Denmark?
(a) 50.
(b) 5.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

5. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?
(a) Look after his men.
(b) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.
(c) Build him a monument.
(d) Send his men back to their homeland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?

2. What does Beowulf use to save Wiglaf from the dragon?

3. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?

4. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?

5. After Beowulf tells the story of himself and Breca, what does he call Unferth?

(see the answer key)

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