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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Hrothgar?
(a) The monster.
(b) The King of the Geats.
(c) The King of the Danes.
(d) Beowulf's brother.

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

4. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 9 feet tall.
(b) 20 feet tall.
(c) 7 feet tall.
(d) 12 feet tall.

5. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Wulfgar.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Unferth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grendel enter the hall?

2. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

3. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?

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

5. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Denmark?

(see the answer key)

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