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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?
(a) They sign a truce.
(b) They begin warring.
(c) They build one main hall.
(d) They plant crops together.

2. What has Hrothgar constructed out of pride?
(a) A gold throne.
(b) A statue of himself.
(c) A great mead hall.
(d) Roads.

3. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?
(a) French.
(b) Dutch.
(c) The same as Grendel.
(d) German.

4. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?
(a) Truth.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Beautiful songs.
(d) Lies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tribes does Hrothgar make treaties with?

2. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?

3. What adjective does Grendel use to describe his war?

4. What does the pool of firesnakes protect?

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

(see the answer key)

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