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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Jordan River.
(d) The Pacific Ocean.

4. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?
(a) A boar's head.
(b) A lion's head.
(c) A stag's head.
(d) A wolf's head.

5. What does Grendel hate the sound of?
(a) The harp.
(b) Men's voices.
(c) Snoring.
(d) A warrior's battle cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?

2. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?

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

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

5. During their swimming competition, what separated Beowulf and Breca?

(see the answer key)

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