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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?
(a) It cracks.
(b) It melts.
(c) It shatters.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

5. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 12 feet tall.
(b) 20 feet tall.
(c) 9 feet tall.
(d) 7 feet tall.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Beowulf tells the story of himself and Breca, what does he call Unferth?

2. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?

3. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?

4. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?

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

(see the answer key)

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