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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?
(a) Stone walls.
(b) Magic.
(c) Huge serpents.
(d) Stout rafters.

2. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Wulfgar.

3. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?
(a) Sweden.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Denmark.

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

5. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?
(a) A king.
(b) His son.
(c) His brother.
(d) A general.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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