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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the bull attack Grendel?
(a) All animals hate Grendel.
(b) It is hungry.
(c) Its calf is close by.
(d) Grendel tried to kill it.

2. What sickens Grendel about the battles?
(a) That the women aren't killed also.
(b) The smell of blood.
(c) The waste of dead animals and men.
(d) Not being able to participate.

3. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?
(a) His mother helps him.
(b) By capturing the bull.
(c) By killing it.
(d) By twisting its horn.

4. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?
(a) Power.
(b) Boredom.
(c) A coffin.
(d) Freedom.

5. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) The Dragon.
(c) His mother.
(d) Hrothgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the sunken door lead to?

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

3. What has Hrothgar constructed out of pride?

4. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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