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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?
(a) Kisses the ground.
(b) Falls to the ground in exhaustion.
(c) Places Grendel's head on a spear.
(d) Places Grendel's mother's head on a spear.

2. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?
(a) Build him a monument.
(b) Look after his men.
(c) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.
(d) Send his men back to their homeland.

3. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) His warriors.
(c) Wulfgar.
(d) Unferth.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Grendel's mother.

5. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?
(a) Battle monster whales.
(b) Cool off.
(c) Impress the maidens.
(d) Swim to the far shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?

2. Who does Unferth claim Beowulf lost a swimming match to?

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

4. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?

5. According to Beowulf, who was the first ashore in the swimming match with Breca?

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