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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?
(a) Sitting by the fire.
(b) In the stable with his new horses.
(c) Sleeping in his room.
(d) With the King.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?

2. Inside Grendel's mother's lair, what upholds the weight of the water?

3. How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?

4. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?

5. Who promises to come with "a thousand spears and a thousand shields" if the other should be attacked?

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