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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Wealhtheow.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Unferth.

2. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 30 days.

3. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Fish.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Sea devils.

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

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Greta.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Wealhtheow.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Grendel?

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

3. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?

4. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?

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

(see the answer key)

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