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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does the dragon give Grendel?
(a) To devour the queen.
(b) To kill Hrothgar.
(c) To seek out gold.
(d) To move away.

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

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

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

5. How does Grendel initially feel about the party in Hart in Chapter 4?
(a) He wants to devour everyone.
(b) He is swept up in it.
(c) He does not like the music.
(d) He wants some food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what part of his body is Hrothgar sick?

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

3. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?

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

5. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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