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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an adder?
(a) A singer.
(b) A snake.
(c) A fish.
(d) A tree.

2. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?
(a) They plant crops together.
(b) They build one main hall.
(c) They begin warring.
(d) They sign a truce.

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

4. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

5. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?
(a) The circle of gods.
(b) The eaves of the forest.
(c) The top of Hrothgar's hall.
(d) The dragon's cave.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the pool of firesnakes protect?

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