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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?
(a) Three miles.
(b) Fifty yards.
(c) A week's journey.
(d) A mile.

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

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

4. Who is Wulfgar?
(a) Hrothgar's son.
(b) Grendel's son.
(c) Beowulf's kinsman.
(d) The King's herald.

5. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?
(a) In the stable with his new horses.
(b) Sleeping in his room.
(c) With the King.
(d) Sitting by the fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beowulf say his spears are made of?

2. Who is Hrothgar?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?

4. What does the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?

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

(see the answer key)

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