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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 Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?
(a) A battle-ax.
(b) A spear.
(c) A knife.
(d) A shield.

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's hall?
(a) The Great Hall.
(b) Hrothgar's Throne.
(c) Golden Hall.
(d) Hart.

3. What animal is the speaker shooing away in Chapter 1?
(a) Bull.
(b) Bear.
(c) Ram.
(d) Bird.

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

5. Where does Grendel go at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) To the dragon's lair.
(b) Across the sea.
(c) Deeper into the mountains.
(d) To his cave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Grendel’s only friend?

2. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?

3. Who does the blind man sing of in Chapter 3?

4. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?

5. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?

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