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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What towered "high to reach heaven" and "strong to withstand the buffet of war?"
(a) The Catholic Church.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Heorot.
(d) Grendel.

2. What does Beowulf do with his "grisly trophy" of Grendel's defeat?
(a) Throws it in the fire.
(b) Throws it to the dogs.
(c) Cooks and eats it.
(d) Nails it to the wall.

3. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?
(a) A sailor.
(b) The whales.
(c) Breca.
(d) Beowulf.

4. What does Grendel hate the sound of?
(a) The harp.
(b) Men's voices.
(c) Snoring.
(d) A warrior's battle cry.

5. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 7 feet tall.
(b) 12 feet tall.
(c) 9 feet tall.
(d) 20 feet tall.

6. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?
(a) His brother.
(b) A king.
(c) A general.
(d) His son.

7. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 30 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

8. During their swimming competition, what separated Beowulf and Breca?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A north-easter storm.
(c) A ship.
(d) The whales.

9. Who does Beowulf's guide tell him will meet them at Heorot?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Wulfgar.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Hrothgar.

10. After Beowulf tells the story of himself and Breca, what does he call Unferth?
(a) A truthful storyteller.
(b) A brave man.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A coward.

11. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?
(a) Germany.
(b) Sweden.
(c) England.
(d) Denmark.

12. How does Grendel enter the hall?
(a) By sneaking quietly through the window.
(b) By quietly opening the door.
(c) By ripping the door off.
(d) Through the roof.

13. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?
(a) Pictures of Beowulf.
(b) Tapestries depicting the battle.
(c) Golden embroidery.
(d) Dragon scales.

14. What does Hrothgar give Beowulf that is so tough no steel can cleave it?
(a) Shin guards.
(b) A suit of armor.
(c) A shield.
(d) A plated helmet.

15. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His followers.
(d) Grendel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?

2. What attacked Beowulf while he was in the ocean with Breca?

3. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

4. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?

5. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?

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