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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Grendel lake lined with?
(a) Tall grasses.
(b) Fierce dragons.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Trees.

3. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?
(a) Gold.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Silver.

4. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) His followers.
(d) His wife.

5. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) His bare hands.
(b) Rocks.
(c) An axe.
(d) A rope.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Unferth claim Beowulf lost a swimming match to?

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

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

4. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?

5. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?

(see the answer key)

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