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

2. How long does Unferth say Beowulf wallowed at sea?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 30 days.
(d) 2 days.

3. When does Hrothgar say he previously knew Beowulf?
(a) When Beowulf was an apprentice.
(b) Never.
(c) When Beowulf was a soldier in his army.
(d) When Beowulf was a child.

4. What decorates the goblets the Queen uses to serve Beowulf and his men?
(a) Copper.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Carvings of dragons.
(d) Nothing.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who stays awake waiting for Grendel while the other warriors sleep in the hall?

4. Who does Unferth claim Beowulf lost a swimming match to?

5. When Beowulf and his men reach Heorot, what are they heavy with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beowulf kill the dragon?

2. After Grendel's mother fails to kill Beowulf with a knife, how does Beowulf break free of her?

3. What does Beowulf command Wiglaf to do with the treasure?

4. Why does Beowulf ask for an iron shield rather than a wooden one before he battles the dragon?

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

6. What item lights Beowulf's way as he dives through the Grendel lake?

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

8. When Beowulf agrees to battle Grendel's mother, what does Hrothgar offer him as a reward?

9. What happens when Beowulf strikes the dragon with his sword?

10. Where is Grendel's mother's lair located?

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