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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?
(a) The Shaper.
(b) His mother.
(c) The Dragon.
(d) Hrothgar.

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

3. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Freawaru.
(c) Marian.
(d) Athelgard.

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

5. What does Grendel take from Hrothgar's Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Food.
(c) Treasure.
(d) Men to eat.

6. How many men does Grendel kill on his first raid?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Seven.

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

8. Why does the bull attack Grendel?
(a) All animals hate Grendel.
(b) Its calf is close by.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) Grendel tried to kill it.

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

10. What scent pervades the hall as Unferth and Grendel talk in Chapter 6?
(a) Roasted meat.
(b) Fire.
(c) Blood.
(d) Dragon.

11. What is the narrator’s name?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Ecgtheow.
(c) Grendel.
(d) Beowulf.

12. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?
(a) His mother.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) The Dragon.
(d) The Shaper.

13. What is the dragon sitting on?
(a) A pile of kingly robes.
(b) A pile of bones.
(c) A huge pile of gold, jewels, and treasure.
(d) A throne.

14. What adjective does Grendel use to describe his war?
(a) Idiotic.
(b) Neverending.
(c) Fun.
(d) Tedious.

15. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?
(a) Blonde.
(b) White.
(c) Hoarfrost.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men think Grendel's blood is in Chapter 2?

2. In what part of his body is Hrothgar sick?

3. What does Grendel find in the woods while circling the hall in Chapter 4?

4. How long are the dragon's talons?

5. What is the dragon's final advice to Grendel in Chapter 5?

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