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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what point does Beowulf decide to enter the lake to search for Grendel's mother?
(a) When Grendel's mother calls out to him.
(b) Immediately upon arrival.
(c) After blowing his horn for the second time.
(d) He does not enter the lake.

2. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?
(a) His bare hands.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A rope.
(d) An axe.

3. What is Hrunting?
(a) Grendel's mother's hall.
(b) Beowulf's sword.
(c) A shield.
(d) Hrothgar's hall.

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

5. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?
(a) Cuts off Grendel's head.
(b) Leaves the body untouched.
(c) Burns the body.
(d) Weeps.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Beowulf prepares to leave Denmark, what does Hrothgar do "as if his heart would break?"

2. How does Hrothgar kill the first monster at the Grendel lake?

3. Who is to receive Beowulf's treasure if he dies?

4. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?

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

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