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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They do not honor him.
(c) With a song by the minstrel.
(d) By re-naming the hall after him.

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

3. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?
(a) Loving.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Cheerful.
(d) Cowardly.

4. What does Beowulf give Wiglaf before he dies?
(a) His gold chain, ring, helmet, and mailcoat.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His blessing.
(d) A sword.

5. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?
(a) Throws them off a cliff.
(b) Uses them as slaves.
(c) Takes them home for meat.
(d) Feeds them to the sea serpents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grendel enter the hall?

2. What does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring to him before he dies?

3. What does Beowulf call Unferth's claims against him?

4. What does Beowulf use to save Wiglaf from the dragon?

5. Who is Wulfgar?

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