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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?
(a) Beautiful songs.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Truth.
(d) Lies.

2. Who is the thane who boldly opposes Grendel?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Hrothulf.
(d) Ecgtheow.

3. What ominous feeling does Grendel have?
(a) That Unferth will die soon.
(b) That he will die soon.
(c) That Hrothgar will die soon.
(d) That something is coming.

4. How many tribes does Hrothgar make treaties with?
(a) Six.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. Who does Ork tell the other priests he has been speaking to in Chapter 9?
(a) Grendel.
(b) The Great Destroyer.
(c) God.
(d) Hrothgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves Hrothgar's hall unimpressed by the blind man's words in Chapter 3?

2. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?

3. How many days after their first meeting does Unferth seek out Grendel's cave?

4. Who is Unferth's father?

5. Why is Unferth so weak?

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