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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?
(a) Hrunting.
(b) His warriors.
(c) A shield.
(d) His mailcoat.

3. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?
(a) They do not honor him.
(b) By re-naming the hall after him.
(c) With a song by the minstrel.
(d) With a poem in his honor.

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

5. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?
(a) Fish.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Sea devils.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?

2. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?

3. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?

4. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?

(see the answer key)

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