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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Arguing.
(c) Feasting.
(d) Dancing.

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

3. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?
(a) Weeps.
(b) Burns the body.
(c) Cuts off Grendel's head.
(d) Leaves the body untouched.

4. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?
(a) Beowulf's sword.
(b) A knife.
(c) An axe.
(d) Her hands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?

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

3. How does Grendel enter the hall?

4. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?

5. When Grendel's blood turns the lake red, what do Hrothgar and his men assume?

(see the answer key)

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