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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hrothgar vow to treat Beowulf like after Grendel's defeat?
(a) A general.
(b) His son.
(c) His brother.
(d) A king.

2. What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?
(a) Convince Beowulf not to kill him.
(b) Kill Beowulf.
(c) Fight every man in the hall.
(d) Flee to his lair.

3. Who meets Beowulf and his men when they reach Denmark?
(a) Unferth.
(b) The Queen.
(c) The watchman.
(d) Grendel.

4. How tall is Grendel?
(a) 12 feet tall.
(b) 9 feet tall.
(c) 7 feet tall.
(d) 20 feet tall.

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Wealhtheow.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Greta.
(d) Grendel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Hrothgar give golden rings and bracelets to?

2. How many serpents did Beowulf slay in his story of the swimming competition between he and Breca's?

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

4. According to Beowulf, in the story of his swimming competition with Breca, who cried out for help?

5. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the people in the story call the Baltic Sea?

2. After Hrunting fails Beowulf, how do Beowulf and Grendel's mother fight?

3. What hope does Beowulf have for his future as Chapter 3 begins?

4. Who is Aeschere?

5. Why does the dragon wake up?

6. Where was the "tremendous sword" forged and who forged it?

7. According to Hrothgar, what cannot harm Grendel?

8. How does Unferth describe Beowulf when he tells the story of Beowulf's swimming race with Breca?

9. Why does Grendel attack Heorot at night?

10. How do Beowulf's men react when they see that Beowulf is faltering during his battle with the dragon?

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