4. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?
(a) Giants of olden time.
(b) Magicians.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Grendel's mother.

5. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?
(a) With an arrow.
(b) With a rock.
(c) With his bare hands.
(d) With his sword.

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

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

8. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?
(a) It melts.
(b) It cracks.
(c) Nothing.
(d) It shatters.

9. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Grendel.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Aeschere.

10. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?
(a) An axe.
(b) Beowulf's sword.
(c) A knife.
(d) Her hands.

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

12. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?
(a) With the King.
(b) In the stable with his new horses.
(c) Sitting by the fire.
(d) Sleeping in his room.

13. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Unferth.

14. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?
(a) Aeschere.
(b) Unferth.
(c) A warrior who isn't named.
(d) Hrothgar.

15. As Beowulf prepares to leave Denmark, what does Hrothgar do "as if his heart would break?"
(a) Weeps.
(b) Helps Beowulf load his possessions.
(c) Watches the ships sail away.
(d) Sings.