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

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

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

4. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 12 years.

5. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?

2. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?

3. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?

4. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?

5. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?

(see the answer key)

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