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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) The whales.
(c) Breca.
(d) A sailor.

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

3. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?
(a) When Beowulf was a child.
(b) When Beowulf was an apprentice.
(c) When Beowulf was a soldier in his army.
(d) Never.

4. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?
(a) Feeds them to the sea serpents.
(b) Takes them home for meat.
(c) Throws them off a cliff.
(d) Uses them as slaves.

5. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?
(a) The watchman.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hrunting?

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

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

4. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?

5. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?

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