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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What kind of man is Unferth described as being?
(a) Cowardly.
(b) Loving.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Cheerful.

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

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

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

7. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?
(a) A stag's head.
(b) A lion's head.
(c) A wolf's head.
(d) A boar's head.

8. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

9. Who tells Beowulf that Grendel can only be defeated by bare hands?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Grendel's mother.
(d) Wealhtheow.

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

11. What instrument does the minstrel play while Beowulf and his men are in the hall?
(a) The violin.
(b) The harp.
(c) The piano.
(d) The flute.

12. Who is Wulfgar?
(a) Beowulf's kinsman.
(b) Grendel's son.
(c) Hrothgar's son.
(d) The King's herald.

13. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?
(a) Grendel.
(b) The Queen.
(c) Unferth.
(d) The watchman.

14. What are Grendel's arms described as being like?
(a) A mighty king's.
(b) Tree trunks.
(c) A hairy gorilla's.
(d) Bands of steel.

15. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?
(a) Weariness.
(b) Too much food.
(c) Gold.
(d) Gifts for the King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel do with the men he takes from Heorot?

2. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

3. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?

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

5. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?

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