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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Hrunting?
(a) A shield.
(b) Beowulf's sword.
(c) Grendel's mother's hall.
(d) Hrothgar's hall.

3. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?
(a) He cuts off Grendel's leg.
(b) He rips Grendel's arm off.
(c) He chops Grendel's head off.
(d) He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword.

4. What does the wound Beowulf receives from the dragon do?
(a) Grow cold.
(b) Cause his arm to wither.
(c) Heal miraculously.
(d) Swelter and sell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wiglaf?

2. What does Wiglaf do to the chosen warriors after Beowulf's death?

3. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?

4. With what does Beowulf deliver the death blow to the dragon?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?

(see the answer key)

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