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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) Men to eat.
(b) Treasure.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Food.

2. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?
(a) A twelve foot seam opens.
(b) The Hall crumbles.
(c) A volcano erupts.
(d) The earth quakes.

3. How does Grendel discover that he cannot be harmed in Chapter 6?
(a) He steps on a spearhead.
(b) He hits himself with a knife.
(c) A guard attacks him.
(d) His mother scratches him.

4. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) His mother.
(c) The Shaper.
(d) The Dragon.

5. What time of year is it when Grendel begins his war with Hrothgar?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is the speaker shooing away in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?

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

(see the answer key)

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