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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?
(a) It cracks.
(b) It shatters.
(c) It melts.
(d) Nothing.

2. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?
(a) 15.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

3. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?
(a) Immediately upon arrival.
(b) When Grendel's mother calls out to him.
(c) After blowing his horn for the second time.
(d) He does not enter the lake.

4. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?
(a) Look after his men.
(b) Send his men back to their homeland.
(c) Build him a monument.
(d) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.

5. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Giants of olden time.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Magicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?

2. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?

3. What are Grendel's arms described as being like?

4. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?

5. When the dragon wakes, what is missing from his treasure?

(see the answer key)

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