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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 call Unferth in Chapter 6?
(a) A coward.
(b) A baby.
(c) A girl.
(d) A poor jangler.

2. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Athelgard.
(c) Freawaru.
(d) Marian.

3. What is the queen's name?
(a) Freya.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Freawaru.

4. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Hoarfrost.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. What is Hygmod leading when he meets Hrothgar?
(a) A bear.
(b) A bull.
(c) An ox.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men treat Grendel when he brings the corpse to them in Chapter 4?

2. Who is Hygmod's sister?

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

4. What does Grendel consider the ultimate act of nihilism?

5. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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