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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Grendel call the bard in the hall?
(a) Hrothulf.
(b) Unferth.
(c) The Liar.
(d) The Shaper.

3. Where does the dragon live?
(a) A nest in the forest.
(b) A cave in the mountains.
(c) Beneath the lake.
(d) In an abandoned hall.

4. What is Grendel's law?
(a) Blood equals power.
(b) There is no limit to desire but desire's needs.
(c) Kill them all.
(d) Leave only the queen.

5. What do the villagers at the disposal of the bodies do in the end of Chapter 1?
(a) They sing.
(b) They eat.
(c) They weep.
(d) They kneel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hygmod proposes a truce by what gesture in Chapter 10?

2. Who is the thane who boldly opposes Grendel?

3. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 7, who calms the argument between Unferth and another thane?

5. Where does the sunken door lead to?

(see the answer key)

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