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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who leads Beowulf to the Grendel lake?
(a) A warrior who isn't named.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Aeschere.

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

4. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?
(a) Beowulf's sword.
(b) A knife.
(c) An axe.
(d) Her hands.

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

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

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

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

9. What is the Grendel lake lined with?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Fierce dragons.
(c) Tall grasses.
(d) Trees.

10. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Beowulf's comrades.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Grendel.

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

12. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?
(a) Build him a monument.
(b) Promise to tell stories of his heroism.
(c) Send his men back to their homeland.
(d) Look after his men.

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

14. What happens to the blade of the tremendous sword found in the lair?
(a) It melts.
(b) It shatters.
(c) It cracks.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?

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

3. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?

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

5. How does Hrothgar describe the Grendel lake?

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