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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?
(a) Gifts for the King.
(b) Weariness.
(c) Gold.
(d) Too much food.

2. Who is Hrothgar?
(a) The King of the Danes.
(b) The monster.
(c) Beowulf's brother.
(d) The King of the Geats.

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

4. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Wulfgar.

5. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?
(a) Pictures of Beowulf.
(b) Dragon scales.
(c) Tapestries depicting the battle.
(d) Golden embroidery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?

2. What does Beowulf do with his "grisly trophy" of Grendel's defeat?

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

4. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?

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

(see the answer key)

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