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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 Beowulf use to save Wiglaf from the dragon?
(a) His bare hands.
(b) Prayer.
(c) His sword.
(d) His shield.

2. What does Hrothgar give Beowulf that is so tough no steel can cleave it?
(a) A plated helmet.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) Shin guards.
(d) A shield.

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

4. What is the Grendel lake lined with?
(a) Fierce dragons.
(b) Trees.
(c) Tall grasses.
(d) Mountains.

5. Who is Wulfgar?
(a) Beowulf's kinsman.
(b) Grendel's son.
(c) Hrothgar's son.
(d) The King's herald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hrunting?

2. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?

3. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?

4. What does the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?

5. What does Beowulf tell his warriors to do at the headland as he prepares for battle with the dragon?

(see the answer key)

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