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Grendel Quiz

John Gardner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 99 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Grendel.

Grendel Quiz

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1)

Where does Grendel go at the end of Chapter Four? (from Chapter 4)

Deeper into the mountains
Across the sea
To his cave
To the Dragon
2)

Wha does Grendel discover about the second man he snatches? (from Chapter 12)

It is Hrothgar
He is awake
He is dead
It is Unferth
3)

What advice does the dragon give Grendel? (from Chapter 5)

To seek out gold
To kill Hrothgar
To devour the queen
To move away
4)

In Chapter 7, Grendel counts his blessings but they are all numbered how? (from Chapter 4)

One through four
Zero
One through five
One
5)

The dragon's great ambition is to? (from Chapter 5)

Kill Grendel
Kill Hrothgar
Count all his treasure
Burn down Hart
6)

Who is the thane who boldly opposes Grendel? (from Chapter 6)

Beowulf
Unferth
Hrothulf
Ecgtheow
7)

What does Grendel do with the table cloth? (from Chapter 12)

Throws it over Beowulf
Wraps Wealtheow in it
Uses it as a cape
Ties it around his neck for a napkin
8)

When Grendel begins to fight the stranger he considers him what? (from Chapter 12)

A coward
An easy match
An equal match in strength
Too strong for Grendel
9)

How many men does Grendel kill on his first raid? (from Chapter 6)

Three
Five
Two
Seven
10)

What is the dragon sitting on? (from Chapter 5)

A pile of kingly robes
A pile of bones
A huge pile of gold, jewels, treasure
A throne
11)

Who do the priests ask the gods to deliver them from? (from Chapter 9)

Hygmod
Ingeld
Beowulf
Grendel
12)

Why is Unferth so weak? (from Chapter 6)

Because the journey into the cave is difficult
Because he is old
Because he is wounded
Because he has traveled a far distance
13)

What does the Chinaman keep caged? (from Chapter 5)

A bird
A cricket
A snake
A spider
14)

What instrument does the assistant play? (from Chapter 10)

The old Shaper's harp
A drum
A violin
A guitar
15)

In Chapter 7, who calms the argument between Unferth and another thane? (from Chapter 4)

Hrothulf
Hrothgar
Freawaru
Wealtheow
16)

What happened to Freawaru's mother? (from Chapter 8)

She died
She is Wealtheow
She is a servant
She ran away
17)

Who does the Shaper's assistant sing of at the funeral? (from Chapter 10)

Finn and Hnaef
The Shaper
Hrothgar
Wealtheow
18)

Hrothgar refuses treasure so Hygmod offers what as a sign of the truce? (from Chapter 7)

His castle
The bear
His sister
His son
19)

What would happen if Grendel killed the last Scylding? (from Chapter 11)

He would be hunted
He would have to move
He would be bored
The dragon would be right
20)

How does Grendel escape the stranger? (from Chapter 12)

He kills the stranger
His arm is torn off
The stranger runs away
His mother comes to aide him
21)

What does Grendel do to Hrothgar's guard? (from Chapter 6)

Takes him back to his mother
Throws him off a cliff
Tears his arms off
Bites his head off
22)

Who does Hrothulf meet in the woods at times? (from Chapter 8)

An old peasant
Grendel
Unferth
The dragon
23)

How many days later does Unferth seek out Grendel's cave? (from Chapter 6)

Two
Five
Three
Four
24)

Who is the leader of the Heathobards who poses a threat to Hrothgar? (from Chapter 8)

Halga
Hygmod
Ingeld
Heremod
25)

How do the men treat Grendel when he brings the corpse to them? (from Chapter 4)

They attack him
They thank him
They welcome him
They do not see him
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