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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?
(a) Battle monster whales.
(b) Swim to the far shore.
(c) Impress the maidens.
(d) Cool off.

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

3. What does the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?
(a) Wine.
(b) Milk.
(c) Water.
(d) Mead.

4. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?
(a) A tern boat.
(b) A canoe with many oars.
(c) A swan boat.
(d) A pirate ship.

5. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) An axe.
(b) A rope.
(c) His bare hands.
(d) Rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?

2. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?

3. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

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

5. Who is Wulfgar?

(see the answer key)

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