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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?
(a) Fight every man in the hall.
(b) Kill Beowulf.
(c) Flee to his lair.
(d) Convince Beowulf not to kill him.

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

3. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?
(a) A week's journey.
(b) Three miles.
(c) A mile.
(d) Fifty yards.

4. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?
(a) A pirate ship.
(b) A tern boat.
(c) A swan boat.
(d) A canoe with many oars.

5. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?

2. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?

3. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?

4. As Beowulf prepares to leave Denmark, what does Hrothgar do "as if his heart would break?"

5. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?

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