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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?
(a) Wealhtheow.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Hrothgar.

2. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 7 feet tall.
(b) 12 feet tall.
(c) 9 feet tall.
(d) 20 feet tall.

3. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?
(a) With a song by the minstrel.
(b) With a poem in his honor.
(c) They do not honor him.
(d) By re-naming the hall after him.

4. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?
(a) Breca.
(b) The whales.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) A sailor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?

2. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?

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

4. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?

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

(see the answer key)

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