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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?
(a) Giants of olden time.
(b) Grendel's mother.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Magicians.

2. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?
(a) Fifty yards.
(b) Three miles.
(c) A mile.
(d) A week's journey.

3. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Sea devils.
(d) Fish.

4. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?
(a) Wiglaf makes this promise to Beowulf.
(b) Hrothgar makes this promise to Beowulf.
(c) Beowulf makes this promise to Hrothgar.
(d) Beowulf makes this promise to Wiglaf.

5. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Aeschere.
(d) The Queen.

6. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?
(a) Weeps.
(b) Burns the body.
(c) Leaves the body untouched.
(d) Cuts off Grendel's head.

7. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?
(a) Wulfgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) His warriors.
(d) Hrothgar.

8. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?
(a) Ominous and dark.
(b) Weird and evil.
(c) Falsely beautiful.
(d) Chilling.

9. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

10. When Beowulf reaches the bank of the lake, what does he do?
(a) Places Grendel's mother's head on a spear.
(b) Kisses the ground.
(c) Falls to the ground in exhaustion.
(d) Places Grendel's head on a spear.

11. Who is to receive Beowulf's treasure if he dies?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Hygelac.
(d) Wulfgar.

12. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?
(a) His mailcoat.
(b) A shield.
(c) His warriors.
(d) Hrunting.

13. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) Rocks.
(b) An axe.
(c) A rope.
(d) His bare hands.

14. What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf after Grendel's mother is defeated?
(a) He promises to leave the throne to Beowulf.
(b) He promises his daughter to Beowulf as his wife.
(c) He promises friendship and trade with Beowulf's people.
(d) He promises him a great treasure.

15. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?
(a) A canoe with many oars.
(b) A pirate ship.
(c) A swan boat.
(d) A tern boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?

2. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?

3. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?

4. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?

5. Where does Beowulf see a "tremendous sword" in the lair of Grendel's mother?

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