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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

3. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?
(a) Battle monster whales.
(b) Cool off.
(c) Swim to the far shore.
(d) Impress the maidens.

4. How long is the dragon's body?
(a) 20 yards.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) Over 50 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

5. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?
(a) Grendel's mother's head and her sword.
(b) A knife and a goblet.
(c) Grendel's head and the remains of the giant sword.
(d) Jewels and gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attacked Beowulf while he was in the ocean with Breca?

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

3. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?

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

5. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

(see the answer key)

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