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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is an adder?
(a) A tree.
(b) A fish.
(c) A singer.
(d) A snake.

4. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?
(a) Simile.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor.

5. What do the men think Grendel is in Chapter 2?
(a) A bear.
(b) A tree fungus.
(c) A monster.
(d) A bull.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Grendel do to the priests?

2. Who does Hrothulf meet in the woods at times?

3. Why does the bull attack Grendel?

4. In Chapter 8, who does Hrothgar intend to give to Ingeld to support a truce?

5. Who is Halga's orphaned son?

(see the answer key)

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