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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Beowulf prepares to leave Denmark, what does Hrothgar do "as if his heart would break?"
(a) Watches the ships sail away.
(b) Sings.
(c) Weeps.
(d) Helps Beowulf load his possessions.

3. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Beowulf's comrades.

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) Send his men back to their homeland.
(d) Build him a monument.

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

6. What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf after Grendel's mother is defeated?
(a) He promises his daughter to Beowulf as his wife.
(b) He promises to leave the throne to Beowulf.
(c) He promises him a great treasure.
(d) He promises friendship and trade with Beowulf's people.

7. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?
(a) Magic.
(b) Huge serpents.
(c) Stone walls.
(d) Stout rafters.

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

9. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?
(a) Her hands.
(b) A knife.
(c) Beowulf's sword.
(d) An axe.

10. How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
(a) He throws her to the sea serpents.
(b) He cuts off her head.
(c) He stabs her through the heart.
(d) He strangles her.

11. When Grendel's blood turns the lake red, what do Hrothgar and his men assume?
(a) The lake has grown fiery hot.
(b) Beowulf is dead.
(c) Beowulf has defeated the monster.
(d) All of the serpents have died.

12. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Aeschere.
(c) Unferth.
(d) A warrior who isn't named.

13. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?
(a) Fifty yards.
(b) Three miles.
(c) A week's journey.
(d) A mile.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Hrunting?

3. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?

4. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?

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

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