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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?
(a) Throw them in the sea.
(b) Hang them in trees.
(c) Burn them.
(d) Bury them.

2. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?
(a) When.
(b) Where.
(c) How.
(d) Why.

3. What does the Chinaman keep caged?
(a) A bird.
(b) A snake.
(c) A spider.
(d) A cricket.

4. Who leaves Hrothgar's hall unimpressed by the blind man's words in Chapter 3?
(a) Unferth.
(b) The old Shaper.
(c) Hrothulf.
(d) Hrothgar.

5. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?
(a) French.
(b) Dutch.
(c) German.
(d) The same as Grendel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?

2. What does the Shaper sing of that upsets Grendel?

3. What is the name of Hrothgar's hall?

4. What are the workers replacing after Grendel’s attack in Hrothgar’s Hall in Chapter 1?

5. How does Grendel initially feel about the party in Hart in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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