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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?
(a) A wall.
(b) A hall.
(c) Roads.
(d) A throne.

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

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

4. What does Grendel find in the woods while circling the hall in Chapter 4?
(a) A store of weapons.
(b) A pile of treasure.
(c) Garbage.
(d) A dead man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel compare the fire to in Chapter 1?

2. How long are the dragon's talons?

3. What is the word used to denote the king's followers?

4. Who does the blind man sing of in Chapter 3?

5. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?

(see the answer key)

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