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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who creeps into the dragon's lair and discovers his treasure?
(a) A stranger.
(b) Wiglaf.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Unferth.

4. How long is the dragon's body?
(a) 100 feet.
(b) 20 yards.
(c) Over 50 feet.
(d) 15 feet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the Danes honor the one man in Beowulf's party who was killed by Grendel?

2. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?

3. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?

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

5. What is placed with Beowulf on his funeral pyre?

(see the answer key)

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