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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?
(a) Magicians.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Giants of olden time.

2. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Wulfgar.

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

4. What towered "high to reach heaven" and "strong to withstand the buffet of war?"
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Heorot.

5. What do most of Beowulf's warriors do when they see he is losing the battle with the dragon?
(a) Fall to their knees and pray.
(b) Run away.
(c) Cry piteously.
(d) Rush in to help.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?

2. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Denmark?

3. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?

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

5. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?

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