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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?
(a) With an arrow.
(b) With his sword.
(c) With his bare hands.
(d) With a rock.

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

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

4. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?
(a) Throws them off a cliff.
(b) Takes them home for meat.
(c) Uses them as slaves.
(d) Feeds them to the sea serpents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Grendel's arms described as being like?

2. Who is Hrothgar?

3. What does Beowulf do with his "grisly trophy" of Grendel's defeat?

4. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?

5. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?

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