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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?
(a) He rips Grendel's arm off.
(b) He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword.
(c) He cuts off Grendel's leg.
(d) He chops Grendel's head off.

2. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. How does Grendel enter the hall?
(a) Through the roof.
(b) By quietly opening the door.
(c) By sneaking quietly through the window.
(d) By ripping the door off.

4. What instruments are playing as the Queen enters the hall?
(a) Flutes.
(b) Drums.
(c) Harps.
(d) Trumpets.

5. What attacked Beowulf while he was in the ocean with Breca?
(a) Breca.
(b) A serpent.
(c) A pirate.
(d) Sharks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?

3. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?

4. What does Hrothgar give Beowulf that is so tough no steel can cleave it?

5. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?

(see the answer key)

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