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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?
(a) Pictures of Beowulf.
(b) Dragon scales.
(c) Golden embroidery.
(d) Tapestries depicting the battle.

2. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?
(a) England.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?

2. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?

3. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?

4. Who is Wulfgar?

5. What does Beowulf do when the celebration after Grendel's defeat ends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wiglaf the only one of Beowulf's men to come to Beowulf's aid as he battles the dragon?

2. What does Beowulf command Wiglaf to do with the treasure?

3. When Beowulf cuts Grendel's head from his body, what happens to Grendel's blood?

4. Rather than Beowulf being the one to call for help when he and Breca were in the ocean, what does Beowulf say actually happened?

5. Once the Queen leaves Heorot, where do the Danes go?

6. How does Unferth describe Beowulf when he tells the story of Beowulf's swimming race with Breca?

7. Where was the "tremendous sword" forged and who forged it?

8. How does Beowulf kill the dragon?

9. What kind of wound does the dragon give Beowulf?

10. Why is Beowulf scarcely able to breathe as he fights the dragon?

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