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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Biblical stories does the harper sing of?
(a) Jonah and the Whale.
(b) Creation and Cain and Abel.
(c) The Flood.
(d) Moses.

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

3. Where is Grendel going when he leaves his home in Chapter 1?
(a) Hrothgar's Hall.
(b) The forest.
(c) The moors.
(d) The mountains.

4. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) His mother.
(c) The Dragon.
(d) Hrothgar.

5. The dragon says Grendel looks just like what when he is scared?
(a) A woman.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A small child.
(d) A man.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the dragon tell Grendel to stand off to the side?

4. What has Hrothgar constructed out of pride?

5. What does Grendel say his mother smells of in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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