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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men think Grendel's blood is in Chapter 2?
(a) Mud.
(b) Bull's blood.
(c) Water.
(d) Sap.

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

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

4. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) The Dragon.
(d) His mother.

5. Grendel claims he is the disfigured son of what in Chapter 1?
(a) Demons.
(b) Men.
(c) Lunatics.
(d) The Devil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the bull attack Grendel?

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

4. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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