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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) Magic.
(b) Stone walls.
(c) Huge serpents.
(d) Stout rafters.

2. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?
(a) Dragon scales.
(b) Pictures of Beowulf.
(c) Golden embroidery.
(d) Tapestries depicting the battle.

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

4. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?
(a) With his sword.
(b) With his bare hands.
(c) With an arrow.
(d) With a rock.

5. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?
(a) Beowulf makes this promise to Wiglaf.
(b) Wiglaf makes this promise to Beowulf.
(c) Beowulf makes this promise to Hrothgar.
(d) Hrothgar makes this promise to Beowulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?

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

3. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?

4. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?

5. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?

(see the answer key)

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