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

2. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?
(a) They sign a truce.
(b) They build one main hall.
(c) They begin warring.
(d) They plant crops together.

3. What is an adder?
(a) A fish.
(b) A tree.
(c) A singer.
(d) A snake.

4. What is the downside of Grendel's new power?
(a) His mother wants to come along.
(b) He is alone.
(c) He is always hungry for more.
(d) He has not fun.

5. 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.

6. What three things does the dragon know?
(a) Beginning, present, and end.
(b) Secrets of the men, of the gods, and of the animals.
(c) Men speech, animal speech, and dragon speech.
(d) Truth, lies, and men's words.

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

8. Where does Grendel sit to watch the mens' activities?
(a) The dragon's cave.
(b) The circle of gods.
(c) The top of Hrothgar's hall.
(d) The eaves of the forest.

9. The dragon says Grendel looks just like what when he is scared?
(a) A man.
(b) A small child.
(c) A woman.
(d) A rabbit.

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

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. What does Grendel say his mother smells of in Chapter 2?
(a) Roses.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Pig and fish.
(d) Oats and honey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Grendel say explains things to him?

3. What sickens Grendel about the battles?

4. What Biblical stories does the harper sing of?

5. What do the men think Grendel is in Chapter 2?

(see the answer keys)

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