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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Wealhtheow.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Greta.
(d) Grendel.

2. What does Beowulf say his spears are made of?
(a) Maple.
(b) Ashwood.
(c) Steel.
(d) Oak.

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

4. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?
(a) Grendel's mother's head and her sword.
(b) Jewels and gold.
(c) Grendel's head and the remains of the giant sword.
(d) A knife and a goblet.

5. What is Hrunting?
(a) Beowulf's sword.
(b) Hrothgar's hall.
(c) A shield.
(d) Grendel's mother's hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Beowulf tells the story of himself and Breca, what does he call Unferth?

2. What attacked Beowulf while he was in the ocean with Breca?

3. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?

4. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?

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

(see the answer key)

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