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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beowulf call Unferth's claims against him?
(a) A drunkard's tale.
(b) A fool's tongue wagging.
(c) Utter lies.
(d) Hogwash.

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

3. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?
(a) Carvings of dragons.
(b) Copper.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Jewels.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?
(a) The Jordan River.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) The Baltic Sea.
(d) The Red Sea.

11. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?
(a) 15.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

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

14. During their swimming competition, what separated Beowulf and Breca?
(a) The whales.
(b) A ship.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A north-easter storm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?

3. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?

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

5. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?

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