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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Copper.
(c) Carvings of dragons.
(d) Jewels.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Beowulf do when the celebration after Grendel's defeat ends?
(a) Sleeps.
(b) Seeks an audience with the queen.
(c) Makes sure his men are fed.
(d) Leaves immediately for the lair of Grendel's mother.

9. What are Hrothgar and his warriors doing when Grendel first enters Heorot?
(a) Feasting.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Dancing.

10. Who is Hrothgar?
(a) The monster.
(b) The King of the Danes.
(c) The King of the Geats.
(d) Beowulf's brother.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Beowulf do with his "grisly trophy" of Grendel's defeat?

4. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?

5. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?

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