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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?
(a) His brother.
(b) A general.
(c) A king.
(d) His son.

2. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Beowulf's comrades.
(d) Hrothgar.

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

4. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?
(a) His wife.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) His followers.
(d) Grendel.

5. How does Grendel enter the hall?
(a) By quietly opening the door.
(b) By sneaking quietly through the window.
(c) By ripping the door off.
(d) Through the roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?

2. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?

3. How tall is Grendel?

4. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?

5. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

(see the answer key)

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