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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?
(a) His mailcoat.
(b) His warriors.
(c) Hrunting.
(d) A shield.

3. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 8.

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

5. Who does Beowulf will his sword to in case of his death?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) His warriors.
(d) Wulfgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Heorot?

2. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night?

3. Before battling Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf ask the King to do if he should die?

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

5. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?

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