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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 the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Mead.
(c) Milk.
(d) Water.

2. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) An axe.
(b) A rope.
(c) Rocks.
(d) His bare hands.

3. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?
(a) Never.
(b) When Beowulf was an apprentice.
(c) When Beowulf was a child.
(d) When Beowulf was a soldier in his army.

4. After Beowulf tells the story of himself and Breca, what does he call Unferth?
(a) A coward.
(b) A brave man.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A truthful storyteller.

5. What does Grendel hate the sound of?
(a) A warrior's battle cry.
(b) Snoring.
(c) The harp.
(d) Men's voices.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?

3. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?

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

5. Who is Hrothgar?

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