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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Beowulf's comrades.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Unferth.

2. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?
(a) A sailor.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) The whales.
(d) Breca.

3. What are the pinewood torches used to light Beowulf's funeral pyre soaked with?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Pitch.
(c) Dragon's blood.
(d) Oil.

4. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Jordan River.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. During their swimming competition, what separated Beowulf and Breca?

2. Who is Hrothgar?

3. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?

4. What does Wiglaf do when he sees Beowulf faltering in his fight with the dragon?

5. What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf after Grendel's mother is defeated?

(see the answer key)

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