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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?
(a) The piano.
(b) The violin.
(c) The flute.
(d) The harp.

3. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?
(a) Kill Beowulf.
(b) Fight every man in the hall.
(c) Convince Beowulf not to kill him.
(d) Flee to his lair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?

2. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?

3. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?

4. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?

5. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?

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