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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel consider the ultimate act of nihilism?
(a) Killing the king.
(b) Killing the princes.
(c) Killing the Shaper.
(d) Killing the queen.

2. What is an adder?
(a) A tree.
(b) A fish.
(c) A snake.
(d) A singer.

3. In Chapter 7, Grendel counts his blessings but they are all numbered how?
(a) Zero.
(b) One through five.
(c) One.
(d) One through four.

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

5. Who is Hygmod's sister?
(a) Freya.
(b) Idun.
(c) Freawaru.
(d) Wealtheow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Hrothgar when Grendel decides to destroy him?

3. In Chapter 7, How does Grendel resolve to kill Wealtheow?

4. Where does the sunken door lead to?

5. Hrothgar refuses treasure so Hygmod offers what as a sign of the truce?

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