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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Queen give Beowulf and his men to drink?
(a) Mead.
(b) Water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Wine.

4. How does Beowulf wish he could fight the dragon?
(a) With the giant's sword.
(b) With Hrunting.
(c) With his bare hands as he fought Grendel.
(d) He doesn't wish to fight at all.

5. What causes Beowulf to halt and call the dragon out to fight him?
(a) The cold.
(b) Fear.
(c) Respect.
(d) The heat.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?

2. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?

3. What does Wiglaf have done with the dragon's body?

4. During their swimming competition, what separated Beowulf and Breca?

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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