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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Grendel live?
(a) In a hole in the ground.
(b) In an underground cavern.
(c) In a mountain cave.
(d) In a nest in the woods.

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

3. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Power.
(d) A coffin.

4. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Freawaru.
(c) Athelgard.
(d) Marian.

5. Who does Grendel scream for but does not help him get away from the bull?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) The Dragon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hrothgar think Grendel is hanging from the tree?

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

3. What is Grendel caught in when the bull charges him in Chapter 2?

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

5. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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