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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Feasting.

2. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?
(a) Copper.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Carvings of dragons.

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

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

5. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?
(a) When Beowulf was a soldier in his army.
(b) When Beowulf was an apprentice.
(c) Never.
(d) When Beowulf was a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?

2. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?

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

4. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?

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

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