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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Freawaru's mother?
(a) She died.
(b) She is Wealtheow.
(c) She is a servant.
(d) She ran away.

2. Who does the Shaper look for but who never visits in Chapter 10?
(a) Freawaru.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) A certain woman.
(d) A child.

3. How does Grendel escape the Stranger in Chapter 12?
(a) His arm is torn off.
(b) His mother comes to aide him.
(c) The stranger runs away.
(d) He kills the stranger.

4. Who are the two speakers of poetry in Chapter 8?
(a) Hrothgar and Wealtheow.
(b) Hrothgar and Grendel.
(c) Hrothulf and Wealtheow.
(d) Hrothulf and Hrothgar.

5. What course of action does Red Horse suggest to Hrothulf in Chapter 8?
(a) Murder.
(b) Marrying Hrothgar's daughter.
(c) Running Away.
(d) Revolution.

6. What threat, besides Grendel, does Hrothgar face?
(a) A younger king.
(b) Hrothulf.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Unferth.

7. In Chapter 10, What does Hengest take from Finn?
(a) His bear.
(b) His boats.
(c) His queen and treasure.
(d) His weapons.

8. In Chapter 10, why does Hengest kill Finn?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Power and revenge.
(c) Finn killed Henest's father.
(d) Self-defense.

9. In Chapter 7, what is Wealtheow's hair color described as?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Copper-red.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Black.

10. In Chapter 7, what happens to the bear?
(a) Grendel kills it.
(b) It runs away.
(c) Hrothgar has it killed for food.
(d) Hymgod looses it.

11. Who is Hygmod's sister?
(a) Freya.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Idun.
(d) Freawaru.

12. Who does the Shaper's assistant sing of at the funeral?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Finn and Hnaef.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) The Shaper.

13. Grendel says the priests taste like what?
(a) Duck eggs.
(b) Old goat.
(c) Snake.
(d) Chicken.

14. What is unique about Ork?
(a) He cannot talk.
(b) He cannot hear.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is unable to walk.

15. What do the village children make in the snow in Chapter 9?
(a) Fires.
(b) Snowmen.
(c) Snow angels.
(d) Forts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel's mother do each time he returns home?

2. Where are the Strangers from that arrive in Chapter 11?

3. What do the women place on the Shaper's eyes in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 8, what does Hrothgar dream of?

5. What does Grendel discover about the second man he snatches in Chapter 12?

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