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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Grendel’s only friend?
(a) Bones.
(b) His shadow.
(c) The firesnakes.
(d) His mother.

3. How old is Hrothgar when Grendel decides to destroy him?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A baby.
(c) An old, old man.
(d) A young king.

4. What can no longer harm Grendel after his visit with the dragon?
(a) Fire.
(b) The firesnakes.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Other animals.

5. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?
(a) Men.
(b) A bear.
(c) His mother hunting.
(d) The gods.

6. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?
(a) Lies.
(b) Truth.
(c) Beautiful songs.
(d) Poetry.

7. Who does the blind man sing of in Chapter 3?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Scyld.
(d) Beowulf.

8. In what part of his body is Hrothgar sick?
(a) His mind.
(b) His heart.
(c) His soul.
(d) His stomach.

9. What is the name of Hrothgar's hall?
(a) The Great Hall.
(b) Hart.
(c) Golden Hall.
(d) Hrothgar's Throne.

10. What advice does the dragon give Grendel?
(a) To seek out gold.
(b) To devour the queen.
(c) To move away.
(d) To kill Hrothgar.

11. Where does the sunken door lead to?
(a) Into Hrothgar's hall.
(b) The dragon's lair.
(c) The outside.
(d) A treasure cave.

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

13. Where is Grendel going when he leaves his home in Chapter 1?
(a) The moors.
(b) The forest.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Hrothgar's Hall.

14. What are the workers replacing after Grendel’s attack in Hrothgar’s Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) The moat.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) The door.
(d) The roof.

15. What time of year is it when Grendel begins his war with Hrothgar?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?

2. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?

3. Where are criminals sent to live?

4. Where does Grendel go at the end of Chapter 4?

5. How many tribes does Hrothgar make treaties with?

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