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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hrunting?
(a) A shield.
(b) Grendel's mother's hall.
(c) Beowulf's sword.
(d) Hrothgar's hall.

2. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?
(a) Grendel's mother's head and her sword.
(b) A knife and a goblet.
(c) Jewels and gold.
(d) Grendel's head and the remains of the giant sword.

3. Where does Beowulf see a "tremendous sword" in the lair of Grendel's mother?
(a) At her side.
(b) On a table.
(c) On the wall.
(d) In the armory.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

5. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?
(a) Wulfgar.
(b) His warriors.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

6. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?
(a) Sitting by the fire.
(b) With the King.
(c) Sleeping in his room.
(d) In the stable with his new horses.

7. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?
(a) Chilling.
(b) Ominous and dark.
(c) Falsely beautiful.
(d) Weird and evil.

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

9. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?
(a) Hrunting.
(b) His mailcoat.
(c) His warriors.
(d) A shield.

10. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

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

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

13. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?
(a) A swan boat.
(b) A pirate ship.
(c) A canoe with many oars.
(d) A tern boat.

14. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Aeschere.
(c) Grendel.
(d) The Queen.

15. Who is to receive Beowulf's treasure if he dies?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Hygelac.
(d) Wulfgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?

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

3. What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf after Grendel's mother is defeated?

4. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?

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

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