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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Simile.
(d) Assonance.

2. In Chapter 9, who joins Ork and the other three priests?
(a) Another younger priest.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Wealtheow.

3. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?
(a) Divide it evenly.
(b) Spend it.
(c) Give it all away.
(d) Weigh it in their minds.

4. What sickens Grendel about the battles?
(a) Not being able to participate.
(b) The smell of blood.
(c) That the women aren't killed also.
(d) The waste of dead animals and men.

5. What does Grendel observe an archer killing in Chapter 9?
(a) Grendel.
(b) A bull.
(c) A bear.
(d) A hart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Shaper look for but who never visits in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Unferth say he will do since Grendel refuse to kill him?

3. What course of action does Red Horse suggest to Hrothulf in Chapter 8?

4. How many men does Grendel kill on his first raid?

5. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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