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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Loving.

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Wealhtheow.
(d) Greta.

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

4. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?
(a) Grendel.
(b) His followers.
(c) His wife.
(d) Grendel's mother.

5. What does Beowulf do when the celebration after Grendel's defeat ends?
(a) Seeks an audience with the queen.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Leaves immediately for the lair of Grendel's mother.
(d) Makes sure his men are fed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wulfgar?

2. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?

3. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?

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

5. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

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