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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beowulf call Unferth's claims against him?
(a) Utter lies.
(b) A drunkard's tale.
(c) Hogwash.
(d) A fool's tongue wagging.

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Wealhtheow.
(c) Greta.
(d) Grendel.

3. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It shatters.
(c) It melts.
(d) It cracks.

4. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?
(a) Grendel's mother's head and her sword.
(b) A knife and a goblet.
(c) Grendel's head and the remains of the giant sword.
(d) Jewels and gold.

5. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Cowardly.
(d) Loving.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?

2. Who is to receive Beowulf's treasure if he dies?

3. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?

4. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?

5. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?

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