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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Beowulf, what did he and Breca giddily plunge into the water to do?
(a) Swim to the far shore.
(b) Impress the maidens.
(c) Cool off.
(d) Battle monster whales.

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

3. What does Beowulf call Unferth's claims against him?
(a) Utter lies.
(b) A fool's tongue wagging.
(c) A drunkard's tale.
(d) Hogwash.

4. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?
(a) 3.
(b) 15.
(c) 8.
(d) 19.

5. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?
(a) Silver.
(b) Gold.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

6. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 15.

7. What does Beowulf say his spears are made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Ashwood.
(d) Steel.

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

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

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

11. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?
(a) Never.
(b) When Beowulf was a soldier in his army.
(c) When Beowulf was a child.
(d) When Beowulf was an apprentice.

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

13. What attacked Beowulf while he was in the ocean with Breca?
(a) Sharks.
(b) A serpent.
(c) Breca.
(d) A pirate.

14. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 9 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hrothgar give Beowulf that is so tough no steel can cleave it?

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

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

5. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?

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