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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are criminals sent to live?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The forest.
(c) An island.
(d) A cave.

2. What does Hrothgar think Grendel is hanging from the tree?
(a) A cave troll.
(b) An oak-tree spirit.
(c) A bear.
(d) A man.

3. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) Treasure.
(b) Food.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Men to eat.

4. Who is Grendel’s only friend?
(a) Bones.
(b) His mother.
(c) The firesnakes.
(d) His shadow.

5. Where does the sunken door lead to?
(a) A treasure cave.
(b) Into Hrothgar's hall.
(c) The outside.
(d) The dragon's lair.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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