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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Beowulf do when the celebration after Grendel's defeat ends?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Leaves immediately for the lair of Grendel's mother.
(c) Seeks an audience with the queen.
(d) Makes sure his men are fed.

3. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Cheerful.
(c) Loving.
(d) Cowardly.

4. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?
(a) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.
(b) Look after his men.
(c) Build him a monument.
(d) Send his men back to their homeland.

5. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 7 feet tall.
(b) 20 feet tall.
(c) 12 feet tall.
(d) 9 feet tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?

2. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?

3. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?

4. How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?

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

(see the answer key)

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