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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

4. When Grendel's blood turns the lake red, what do Hrothgar and his men assume?
(a) The lake has grown fiery hot.
(b) Beowulf has defeated the monster.
(c) All of the serpents have died.
(d) Beowulf is dead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?

2. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?

3. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?

4. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?

5. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?

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