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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Grendel's arms described as being like?
(a) A hairy gorilla's.
(b) Tree trunks.
(c) A mighty king's.
(d) Bands of steel.

2. Who is Wulfgar?
(a) Beowulf's kinsman.
(b) The King's herald.
(c) Grendel's son.
(d) Hrothgar's son.

3. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?
(a) With a poem in his honor.
(b) By re-naming the hall after him.
(c) With a song by the minstrel.
(d) They do not honor him.

4. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?
(a) Aeschere.
(b) Unferth.
(c) The Queen.
(d) Grendel.

5. How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
(a) He throws her to the sea serpents.
(b) He cuts off her head.
(c) He stabs her through the heart.
(d) He strangles her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?

2. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?

3. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?

4. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?

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

(see the answer key)

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