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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. According to Beowulf, who was the first ashore in the swimming match with Breca?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) It was a tie.
(c) Breca.
(d) A whale.

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beowulf and his men march to Heorot, what glares from their helmets?

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

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

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

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

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