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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?
(a) Weigh it in their minds.
(b) Spend it.
(c) Give it all away.
(d) Divide it evenly.

2. Grendel compares the ram to what?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) Himself.
(c) His mother.
(d) A slow-witted king.

3. Who leaves Hrothgar's hall unimpressed by the blind man's words in Chapter 3?
(a) Hrothulf.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Unferth.
(d) The old Shaper.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people do with the remains of those killed by Grendel in Chapter 1?

2. Who does Grendel scream for but does not help him get away from the bull?

3. What do the villagers at the disposal of the bodies do in the end of Chapter 1?

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

5. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?

(see the answer key)

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