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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?
(a) Send his men back to their homeland.
(b) Build him a monument.
(c) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.
(d) Look after his men.

2. What does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring to him before he dies?
(a) His warriors.
(b) The dragon's head.
(c) His son.
(d) The dragon's treasure.

3. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?
(a) Weariness.
(b) Gold.
(c) Gifts for the King.
(d) Too much food.

4. Who is Wiglaf?
(a) The dragon's child.
(b) A close kinsman of Beowulf.
(c) The dragon.
(d) Beowulf's son.

5. Where does Beowulf say his funeral fire is to be?
(a) At the Grendel lake.
(b) On the Whale's Headland.
(c) In his homeland.
(d) At Heorot.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?

2. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?

3. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?

4. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?

5. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?

(see the answer key)

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