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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the wound Beowulf receives from the dragon do?
(a) Swelter and sell.
(b) Heal miraculously.
(c) Cause his arm to wither.
(d) Grow cold.

2. What instruments are playing as the Queen enters the hall?
(a) Harps.
(b) Drums.
(c) Flutes.
(d) Trumpets.

3. Who is to receive Beowulf's treasure if he dies?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hygelac.
(c) Wulfgar.
(d) Hrothgar.

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

5. What does Wiglaf do to the chosen warriors after Beowulf's death?
(a) Commends them for a good fight.
(b) Banishes them.
(c) Kills them.
(d) Rewards them with treasure.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?

3. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?

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

5. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

(see the answer key)

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