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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, Unferth is accused of killing whom?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His wife.
(d) His sons.

3. How many sons does Hrothgar have by Wealtheow?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

4. What do the three priests think Ork is, based on his story in Chapter 9?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Frozen.
(c) Senile.
(d) Telling the truth.

5. In Chapter 7, Grendel counts his blessings but they are all numbered how?
(a) One through five.
(b) Zero.
(c) One through four.
(d) One.

6. Who do the priests ask the gods to deliver them from in Chapter 9?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Hygmod.
(d) Ingeld.

7. Who is Halga's orphaned son?
(a) Heremod.
(b) Hygmod.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Hrothulf.

8. In Chapter 8, who does Hrothgar intend to give to Ingeld to support a truce?
(a) Freawaru.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Grendel.

9. What does Grendel discover about the second man he snatches in Chapter 12?
(a) It is Hrothgar.
(b) It is Unferth.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is awake.

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

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

12. Who gathers around to watch Grendel die?
(a) Animals who are his old enemies.
(b) Men.
(c) Priests.
(d) The firesnakes.

13. What does Grendel consider the ultimate act of nihilism?
(a) Killing the queen.
(b) Killing the king.
(c) Killing the Shaper.
(d) Killing the princes.

14. In what year of Grendel's wars does Hrothgar's power begin to fail?
(a) The second.
(b) The tenth.
(c) The third.
(d) The fifth.

15. Who is Hrothgar's younger brother?
(a) Hygmod.
(b) Halga.
(c) Heremod.
(d) Hrothulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statues stand near Hrothgar's hall?

2. What is Hygmod leading when he meets Hrothgar?

3. Who is the lead Stranger said to have challenged to a swimming match in Chapter 11?

4. Who are the two speakers of poetry in Chapter 8?

5. What does the coast guard wish to know of the Strangers in Chapter 11?

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