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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel throw at Unferth in Chapter 6?
(a) Apples.
(b) Benches.
(c) Shields.
(d) Spears.

2. Which craftsmen have a special place in the village?
(a) Gold workers.
(b) Carpenters.
(c) Cobblers.
(d) Blacksmiths.

3. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?
(a) Roads.
(b) A wall.
(c) A hall.
(d) A throne.

4. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?
(a) When.
(b) Why.
(c) How.
(d) Where.

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's third child?
(a) Halga.
(b) Scyld.
(c) Freawaru.
(d) Beowulf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Grendel do to the priests?

2. Who is the lead Stranger said to have challenged to a swimming match in Chapter 11?

3. What does Grendel's mother do each time he returns home?

4. What does the pool of firesnakes protect?

5. Who does the Shaper's assistant sing of at the funeral?

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