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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel ultimately do to the outlawed men?
(a) Hangs them in trees.
(b) Brings them to his mother.
(c) Drowns them in the lake.
(d) Eats them.

2. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?
(a) A wall.
(b) A hall.
(c) Roads.
(d) A throne.

3. Who does Grendel scream for but does not help him get away from the bull?
(a) His mother.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) His father.
(d) The Dragon.

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

5. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?
(a) The circle of gods.
(b) The dragon's cave.
(c) The eaves of the forest.
(d) The top of Hrothgar's hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator’s name?

2. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?

3. What Biblical stories does the harper sing of?

4. What does Grendel do with the corpse in Chapter 4?

5. Where does the sunken door lead to?

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