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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?
(a) Tapestries.
(b) An axe.
(c) A sword.
(d) Grendel's arm.

2. What does Beowulf say his spears are made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Steel.
(c) Ashwood.
(d) Maple.

3. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Sea devils.
(c) Fish.
(d) Grendel.

4. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?
(a) Dragon scales.
(b) Golden embroidery.
(c) Tapestries depicting the battle.
(d) Pictures of Beowulf.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf after Grendel's mother is defeated?

2. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

3. What is the Grendel lake lined with?

4. What does Beowulf use to save Wiglaf from the dragon?

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

(see the answer key)

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