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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the sunken door lead to?
(a) A treasure cave.
(b) The dragon's lair.
(c) The outside.
(d) Into Hrothgar's hall.

2. In Chapter 7, who calms the argument between Unferth and another thane?
(a) Freawaru.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Wealtheow.
(d) Hrothulf

3. What do the king and queen wait patiently to happen in Chapter 10?
(a) Beowulf to arrive.
(b) The truce to be upheld.
(c) Grendel to die.
(d) The Shaper to die.

4. What is Grendel's law?
(a) Kill them all.
(b) Blood equals power.
(c) There is no limit to desire but desire's needs.
(d) Leave only the queen.

5. Who do the priests ask the gods to deliver them from in Chapter 9?
(a) Ingeld.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Hygmod.
(d) Beowulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat, besides Grendel, does Hrothgar face?

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

3. Where do Hrothgar's men watch for an attack in Chapter 10?

4. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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