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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 mountain cave.
(b) In a nest in the woods.
(c) In an underground cavern.
(d) In a hole in the ground.

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

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

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

5. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) The Dragon.
(c) The Shaper.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?

2. What does the pool of firesnakes protect?

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

4. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?

5. Who does Grendel scream for but does not help him get away from the bull?

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