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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Twelve years.

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

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

4. What sickens Grendel about the battles?
(a) The waste of dead animals and men.
(b) The smell of blood.
(c) Not being able to participate.
(d) That the women aren't killed also.

5. What does Grendel ultimately do to the outlawed men?
(a) Hangs them in trees.
(b) Drowns them in the lake.
(c) Brings them to his mother.
(d) Eats them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the bull attack Grendel?

2. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?

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

4. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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