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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?
(a) Too much food.
(b) Gold.
(c) Weariness.
(d) Gifts for the King.

2. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?
(a) His mailcoat.
(b) A shield.
(c) Hrunting.
(d) His warriors.

3. What towered "high to reach heaven" and "strong to withstand the buffet of war?"
(a) Grendel.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) Heorot.
(d) Beowulf.

4. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Aeschere.
(d) The Queen.

5. What does the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Mead.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?

2. What instruments are playing as the Queen enters the hall?

3. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?

4. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?

5. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?

(see the answer key)

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