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

3. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?
(a) The Queen.
(b) Unferth.
(c) The watchman.
(d) Grendel.

4. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Feasting.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Sleeping.

5. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?
(a) Flee to his lair.
(b) Kill Beowulf.
(c) Fight every man in the hall.
(d) Convince Beowulf not to kill him.

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

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

8. How does Grendel enter the hall?
(a) By quietly opening the door.
(b) Through the roof.
(c) By ripping the door off.
(d) By sneaking quietly through the window.

9. Who is Hrothgar?
(a) Beowulf's brother.
(b) The monster.
(c) The King of the Geats.
(d) The King of the Danes.

10. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?
(a) With a song by the minstrel.
(b) With a poem in his honor.
(c) They do not honor him.
(d) By re-naming the hall after him.

11. According to Beowulf, who was the first ashore in the swimming match with Breca?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) It was a tie.
(c) A whale.
(d) Breca.

12. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 20 feet tall.
(b) 7 feet tall.
(c) 12 feet tall.
(d) 9 feet tall.

13. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?
(a) 8.
(b) 19.
(c) 3.
(d) 15.

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

15. What towered "high to reach heaven" and "strong to withstand the buffet of war?"
(a) Beowulf.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) Heorot.
(d) Grendel.