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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. During their swimming competition, what separated Beowulf and Breca?
(a) The whales.
(b) A ship.
(c) A north-easter storm.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?
(a) A general.
(b) A king.
(c) His son.
(d) His brother.

4. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) Silver.
(d) Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Grendel?

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

3. Who is Wulfgar?

4. What does Grendel hate the sound of?

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

(see the answer key)

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