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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Unferth.

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

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

4. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?
(a) Weird and evil.
(b) Ominous and dark.
(c) Falsely beautiful.
(d) Chilling.

5. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?
(a) Falls to the ground in exhaustion.
(b) Places Grendel's head on a spear.
(c) Places Grendel's mother's head on a spear.
(d) Kisses the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?

2. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?

3. What does the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?

4. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?

5. What does Beowulf call Unferth's claims against him?

(see the answer key)

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