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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 people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?
(a) Hang them in trees.
(b) Bury them.
(c) Throw them in the sea.
(d) Burn them.

2. What do the villagers at the disposal of the bodies do in the end of Chapter 1?
(a) They weep.
(b) They sing.
(c) They kneel.
(d) They eat.

3. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?
(a) By killing it.
(b) By twisting its horn.
(c) His mother helps him.
(d) By capturing the bull.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?

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

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

5. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?

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