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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Beowulf blows his horn, what rises up out of the Grendel lake?
(a) Fish.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Sea devils.
(d) Grendel's mother.

2. Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Giants of olden time.
(c) Magicians.
(d) Grendel.

3. What kind of boat to Beowulf and his men sail away from Denmark in?
(a) A swan boat.
(b) A canoe with many oars.
(c) A pirate ship.
(d) A tern boat.

4. Who stays at the lake after the Danes leave?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Beowulf's comrades.

5. What promise does Hrothgar make to Beowulf after Grendel's mother is defeated?
(a) He promises him a great treasure.
(b) He promises friendship and trade with Beowulf's people.
(c) He promises to leave the throne to Beowulf.
(d) He promises his daughter to Beowulf as his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Beowulf enters Heorot, what two things does he present to Hrothgar?

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

3. What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?

4. What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?

5. After Beowulf's sword fails to kill Grendel's mother, what does he use to try to fight her?

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