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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) Rocks.
(b) A rope.
(c) His bare hands.
(d) An axe.

2. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Feasting.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What is Beowulf's family name?
(a) Edmundson.
(b) Wulfgarian.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Waegmundings.

4. What does Beowulf command be made to fight the dragon?
(a) An iron shield.
(b) 100 spears.
(c) A mighty sword.
(d) A suit of armor.

5. 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) Look after his men.
(c) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.
(d) Build him a monument.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Wiglaf?

2. What does the wound Beowulf receives from the dragon do?

3. What is the Grendel lake lined with?

4. With what does Beowulf deliver the death blow to the dragon?

5. What happened to the rest of Beowulf's family, save for one?

(see the answer key)

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