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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 him a great treasure.
(d) He promises friendship and trade with Beowulf's people.

2. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

3. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?
(a) After blowing his horn for the second time.
(b) Immediately upon arrival.
(c) When Grendel's mother calls out to him.
(d) He does not enter the lake.

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

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

6. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?
(a) Huge serpents.
(b) Stone walls.
(c) Magic.
(d) Stout rafters.

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

8. As Beowulf prepares to leave Denmark, what does Hrothgar do "as if his heart would break?"
(a) Sings.
(b) Weeps.
(c) Watches the ships sail away.
(d) Helps Beowulf load his possessions.

9. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?
(a) An axe.
(b) Tapestries.
(c) Grendel's arm.
(d) A sword.

10. When Grendel's blood turns the lake red, what do Hrothgar and his men assume?
(a) The lake has grown fiery hot.
(b) All of the serpents have died.
(c) Beowulf has defeated the monster.
(d) Beowulf is dead.

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

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

13. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?
(a) Jewels and gold.
(b) Grendel's mother's head and her sword.
(c) A knife and a goblet.
(d) Grendel's head and the remains of the giant sword.

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

15. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?
(a) With a rock.
(b) With an arrow.
(c) With his bare hands.
(d) With his sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?

2. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?

3. How far is Grendel's mother's lair from the windy cliffs?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 2, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?

5. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?

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