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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?
(a) When Beowulf was a soldier in his army.
(b) Never.
(c) When Beowulf was an apprentice.
(d) When Beowulf was a child.

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

3. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?
(a) He chops Grendel's head off.
(b) He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword.
(c) He cuts off Grendel's leg.
(d) He rips Grendel's arm off.

4. What instruments are playing as the Queen enters the hall?
(a) Harps.
(b) Trumpets.
(c) Drums.
(d) Flutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

2. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?

3. Who is Wulfgar?

4. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?

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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