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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what does Beowulf deliver the death blow to the dragon?
(a) A hammer.
(b) His sword.
(c) An arrow.
(d) A knife.

2. Who creeps into the dragon's lair and discovers his treasure?
(a) Wiglaf.
(b) A stranger.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Beowulf.

3. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?
(a) He does not enter the lake.
(b) Immediately upon arrival.
(c) After blowing his horn for the second time.
(d) When Grendel's mother calls out to him.

4. Who is Wulfgar?
(a) Grendel's son.
(b) Hrothgar's son.
(c) Beowulf's kinsman.
(d) The King's herald.

5. What are the pinewood torches used to light Beowulf's funeral pyre soaked with?
(a) Dragon's blood.
(b) Oil.
(c) Pitch.
(d) Turpentine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Beowulf say that even kings must bow to?

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

4. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?

5. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?

(see the answer key)

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