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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?
(a) The Baltic Sea.
(b) The Jordan River.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Red Sea.

2. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 30 days.

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

4. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?
(a) A sailor.
(b) Breca.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) The whales.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Grendel?

2. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?

3. What are Grendel's arms described as being like?

4. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?

5. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?

(see the answer key)

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