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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Wulfgar.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Unferth.

3. What does Beowulf do with his "grisly trophy" of Grendel's defeat?
(a) Cooks and eats it.
(b) Throws it in the fire.
(c) Nails it to the wall.
(d) Throws it to the dogs.

4. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 2 days.

5. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?
(a) The watchman.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Grendel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grendel enter the hall?

2. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

3. What does Beowulf say his spears are made of?

4. What does Beowulf do when the celebration after Grendel's defeat ends?

5. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?

(see the answer key)

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