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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Grendel caught in when the bull charges him in Chapter 2?
(a) A stone wall.
(b) A rabbit hole.
(c) An old tree.
(d) A trap.

2. How does Grendel discover that he cannot be harmed in Chapter 6?
(a) A guard attacks him.
(b) He hits himself with a knife.
(c) He steps on a spearhead.
(d) His mother scratches him.

3. What scent pervades the hall as Unferth and Grendel talk in Chapter 6?
(a) Fire.
(b) Roasted meat.
(c) Blood.
(d) Dragon.

4. What is an adder?
(a) A fish.
(b) A singer.
(c) A snake.
(d) A tree.

5. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?
(a) Give it all away.
(b) Weigh it in their minds.
(c) Divide it evenly.
(d) Spend it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men think Grendel is in Chapter 2?

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

3. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?

4. What is Hygmod leading when he meets Hrothgar?

5. What time of year is it when Grendel begins his war with Hrothgar?

(see the answer key)

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