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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 command be made to fight the dragon?
(a) 100 spears.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) A mighty sword.
(d) An iron shield.

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

3. How many days does it take to build Beowulf's burial mound?
(a) 2 days.
(b) One month.
(c) 4 days and three nights.
(d) 10 days.

4. What attacked Beowulf while he was in the ocean with Breca?
(a) Sharks.
(b) A pirate.
(c) A serpent.
(d) Breca.

5. What happened to the rest of Beowulf's family, save for one?
(a) They were murdered by Grendel.
(b) They moved to Denmark.
(c) They all became kings and queens.
(d) They all died.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Grendel hate the sound of?

3. When the dragon wakes, what is missing from his treasure?

4. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?

5. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?

(see the answer key)

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