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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the dragon tell Grendel to stand off to the side?
(a) Because the dragon does not want Grendel on his gold.
(b) There is more room on the side for Grendel to sit.
(c) Because he is blocking the light.
(d) So Grendel is not accidentally burned.

2. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?
(a) Hoarfrost.
(b) White.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red.

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

4. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?
(a) Men.
(b) A bear.
(c) The gods.
(d) His mother hunting.

5. Why does the bull attack Grendel?
(a) All animals hate Grendel.
(b) Its calf is close by.
(c) Grendel tried to kill it.
(d) It is hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?

2. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?

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

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

5. What does Grendel find in the woods while circling the hall in Chapter 4?

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