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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 enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?
(a) Jewels and gold.
(b) Grendel's mother's head and her sword.
(c) A knife and a goblet.
(d) Grendel's head and the remains of the giant sword.

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

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

4. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?
(a) He does not enter the lake.
(b) When Grendel's mother calls out to him.
(c) After blowing his horn for the second time.
(d) Immediately upon arrival.

5. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?
(a) Aeschere.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) The Queen.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

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

3. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?

4. What does Beowulf do with his "grisly trophy" of Grendel's defeat?

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

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