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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Beowulf and his men cross on their way to Heorot?
(a) The Red Sea.
(b) The Baltic Sea.
(c) The Pacific Ocean.
(d) The Jordan River.

2. Who does Unferth claim Beowulf lost a swimming match to?
(a) Breca.
(b) Wulfgar.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Unferth.

3. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?
(a) Weird and evil.
(b) Falsely beautiful.
(c) Chilling.
(d) Ominous and dark.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Beowulf.

5. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Denmark?
(a) 50.
(b) 5.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?

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

3. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?

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

5. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?

(see the answer key)

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