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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?
(a) Leaves the body untouched.
(b) Cuts off Grendel's head.
(c) Burns the body.
(d) Weeps.

2. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?
(a) Immediately upon arrival.
(b) He does not enter the lake.
(c) When Grendel's mother calls out to him.
(d) After blowing his horn for the second time.

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

4. 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.

5. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?
(a) Beowulf makes this promise to Wiglaf.
(b) Beowulf makes this promise to Hrothgar.
(c) Hrothgar makes this promise to Beowulf.
(d) Wiglaf makes this promise to Beowulf.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?

4. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?

5. What towered "high to reach heaven" and "strong to withstand the buffet of war?"

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