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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grendel’s only friend?
(a) His mother.
(b) His shadow.
(c) Bones.
(d) The firesnakes.

2. What is the narrator’s name?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Ecgtheow.
(d) Unferth.

3. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

4. What does Grendel throw at Unferth in Chapter 6?
(a) Benches.
(b) Shields.
(c) Spears.
(d) Apples.

5. What does Grendel do with the corpse in Chapter 4?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Eats it.
(c) Takes it to the hall.
(d) Gives it to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?

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

3. What do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?

4. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?

5. What does Grendel slip on that gives the Stranger the upper hand in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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