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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hrothgar's third child?
(a) Halga.
(b) Freawaru.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Scyld.

2. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?
(a) The circle of gods.
(b) The top of Hrothgar's hall.
(c) The dragon's cave.
(d) The eaves of the forest.

3. What is the dragon's final advice to Grendel in Chapter 5?
(a) To seek gold and sit on it.
(b) To capture the queen.
(c) To leave the village.
(d) To kill all men.

4. Who is the leader of the Heathobards who poses a threat to Hrothgar?
(a) Hygmod.
(b) Heremod.
(c) Halga.
(d) Ingeld.

5. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?
(a) Why.
(b) How.
(c) Where.
(d) When.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the dragon give Grendel?

2. What do the village children make in the snow in Chapter 9?

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

4. What can no longer harm Grendel after his visit with the dragon?

5. What do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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