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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grendel claims he is the disfigured son of what in Chapter 1?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Demons.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Men.

2. What does Grendel say his mother smells of in Chapter 2?
(a) Pig and fish.
(b) Roses.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Oats and honey.

3. Where are criminals sent to live?
(a) A cave.
(b) An island.
(c) The forest.
(d) The mountains.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tribes does Hrothgar make treaties with?

2. At what time of day does Grendel wander outside?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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