Grendel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Grendel Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 6, what does Unferth say he will do since Grendel refuse to kill him?
(a) Unferth will kill Grendel's mother.
(b) Unferth will run away.
(c) Unferth will kill himself.
(d) Unferth will kill both Grendel and his mother.

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

5. Where does the dragon live?
(a) In an abandoned hall.
(b) A nest in the forest.
(c) Beneath the lake.
(d) A cave in the mountains.

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

7. What has Hrothgar constructed out of pride?
(a) A great mead hall.
(b) Roads.
(c) A statue of himself.
(d) A gold throne.

8. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?
(a) German.
(b) Dutch.
(c) French.
(d) The same as Grendel.

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

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

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

12. What do the men think Grendel is in Chapter 2?
(a) A monster.
(b) A bull.
(c) A tree fungus.
(d) A bear.

13. Who is the thane who boldly opposes Grendel?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothulf.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Ecgtheow.

14. Who leaves Hrothgar's hall unimpressed by the blind man's words in Chapter 3?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) The old Shaper.
(d) Hrothulf.

15. The dragon's great ambition is to do what?
(a) Kill Hrothgar.
(b) Burn down Hart.
(c) Kill Grendel.
(d) Count all his treasure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the dragon give Grendel?

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

3. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?

4. What is the name of Hrothgar's hall?

5. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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