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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. 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.

2. After Grendel's defeat, what do the Danes decorate the hall with?
(a) Tapestries depicting the battle.
(b) Golden embroidery.
(c) Dragon scales.
(d) Pictures of Beowulf.

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

4. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?
(a) He rips Grendel's arm off.
(b) He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword.
(c) He chops Grendel's head off.
(d) He cuts off Grendel's leg.

5. What color is the banner Hrothgar gives Beowulf?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Grendel?

2. Where does Beowulf say he and his men are from?

3. How many horses does Hrothgar give Beowulf and his men?

4. For how many years had Grendel plagued Hrothgar?

5. Who is Wulfgar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grendel look like?

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

3. What spoils does Grendel's mother take with her from Heorot?

4. When do Beowulf and his men learn of the attack of Grendel's mother on Heorot?

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

6. Why is Beowulf scarcely able to breathe as he fights the dragon?

7. Why does Grendel retreat to his lair after battling with Beowulf?

8. Where does the watchman see the "glint of death" in Beowulf's party?

9. Rather than Beowulf being the one to call for help when he and Breca were in the ocean, what does Beowulf say actually happened?

10. What does the train on the Queen's dress look like?

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