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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Feasting.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?

2. Who is Wulfgar?

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

4. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?

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

(see the answer key)

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