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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, How does Grendel resolve to kill Wealtheow?
(a) Tear her limbs off.
(b) Bite off her head.
(c) Throw her to the firesnakes.
(d) Roast her over the fire.

2. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A coffin.
(c) Power.
(d) Boredom.

3. What does Grendel's mother do each time he returns home?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Scratches him.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Tries to block the door so he can't leave again.

4. What does the Chinaman keep caged?
(a) A spider.
(b) A snake.
(c) A bird.
(d) A cricket.

5. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?
(a) They build one main hall.
(b) They begin warring.
(c) They sign a truce.
(d) They plant crops together.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?

2. What do the women place on the Shaper's eyes in Chapter 10?

3. What threat, besides Grendel, does Hrothgar face?

4. What does Grendel observe an archer killing in Chapter 9?

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

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