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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) Weapons.
(b) Treasure.
(c) Food.
(d) Men to eat.

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

3. At what time of day does Grendel wander outside?
(a) Morning.
(b) Mid-day.
(c) He never goes outside.
(d) Night.

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

5. What do the men think Grendel is in Chapter 2?
(a) A tree fungus.
(b) A bear.
(c) A bull.
(d) A monster.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?

3. What does Hrothgar think Grendel is hanging from the tree?

4. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?

5. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?

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