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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?
(a) The harp.
(b) The flute.
(c) The piano.
(d) The violin.

2. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?
(a) His wife.
(b) His followers.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Grendel's mother.

3. What are Grendel's arms described as being like?
(a) A mighty king's.
(b) Bands of steel.
(c) A hairy gorilla's.
(d) Tree trunks.

4. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?
(a) Ominous and dark.
(b) Weird and evil.
(c) Falsely beautiful.
(d) Chilling.

5. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) His bare hands.
(b) A rope.
(c) Rocks.
(d) An axe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?

2. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?

3. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?

4. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?

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

(see the answer key)

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