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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Grendel live?
(a) In a nest in the woods.
(b) In a mountain cave.
(c) In a hole in the ground.
(d) In an underground cavern.

4. What is the narrator’s name?
(a) Ecgtheow.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Grendel.

5. What is Grendel caught in when the bull charges him in Chapter 2?
(a) A trap.
(b) A stone wall.
(c) An old tree.
(d) A rabbit hole.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?

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

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

4. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1?

5. What animal is the speaker shooing away in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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