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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time of day does Grendel wander outside?
(a) He never goes outside.
(b) Night.
(c) Morning.
(d) Mid-day.

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

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

4. Grendel compares the ram to what?
(a) Himself.
(b) The Shaper.
(c) His mother.
(d) A slow-witted king.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator’s name?

4. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?

5. What does Grendel say his mother smells of in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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