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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the workers replacing after Grendel’s attack in Hrothgar’s Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) The roof.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) The moat.
(d) The door.

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

4. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Treasure.
(c) Men to eat.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?

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

4. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?

5. Why does the bull attack Grendel?

(see the answer key)

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