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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?
(a) By re-naming the hall after him.
(b) They do not honor him.
(c) With a poem in his honor.
(d) With a song by the minstrel.

2. After Beowulf tells the story of himself and Breca, what does he call Unferth?
(a) A truthful storyteller.
(b) A coward.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A brave man.

3. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Wealhtheow.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Grendel's mother.

4. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?
(a) Huge serpents.
(b) Stout rafters.
(c) Magic.
(d) Stone walls.

5. Who is to receive Beowulf's treasure if he dies?
(a) Hygelac.
(b) Wulfgar.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?

2. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?

3. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?

4. What instruments are playing as the Queen enters the hall?

5. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?

(see the answer key)

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