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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Beowulf, who was the first ashore in the swimming match with Breca?
(a) Breca.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) It was a tie.
(d) A whale.

2. Who does Unferth claim Beowulf lost a swimming match to?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Wulfgar.
(c) Breca.
(d) Hrothgar.

3. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?
(a) Uses them as slaves.
(b) Throws them off a cliff.
(c) Feeds them to the sea serpents.
(d) Takes them home for meat.

4. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?
(a) Gifts for the King.
(b) Weariness.
(c) Gold.
(d) Too much food.

5. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Beowulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instruments are playing as the Queen enters the hall?

2. What towered "high to reach heaven" and "strong to withstand the buffet of war?"

3. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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