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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel do with the corpse in Chapter 4?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Gives it to his mother.
(c) Takes it to the hall.
(d) Eats it.

2. Why does the dragon tell Grendel to stand off to the side?
(a) Because the dragon does not want Grendel on his gold.
(b) So Grendel is not accidentally burned.
(c) There is more room on the side for Grendel to sit.
(d) Because he is blocking the light.

3. What does Grendel call the bard in the hall?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothulf.
(c) The Liar.
(d) The Shaper.

4. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?
(a) A battle-ax.
(b) A knife.
(c) A spear.
(d) A shield.

5. Where does Grendel live?
(a) In a mountain cave.
(b) In a hole in the ground.
(c) In a nest in the woods.
(d) In an underground cavern.

6. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?
(a) His mother helps him.
(b) By capturing the bull.
(c) By twisting its horn.
(d) By killing it.

7. Who is Unferth's father?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Hrothulf.
(c) Ecglaf.
(d) The Shaper.

8. How does Grendel discover that he cannot be harmed in Chapter 6?
(a) He steps on a spearhead.
(b) A guard attacks him.
(c) He hits himself with a knife.
(d) His mother scratches him.

9. What does Hrothgar think Grendel is hanging from the tree?
(a) A bear.
(b) A cave troll.
(c) An oak-tree spirit.
(d) A man.

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

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

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

13. What does the Chinaman keep caged?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A bird.
(c) A snake.
(d) A spider.

14. Grendel compares the ram to what?
(a) A slow-witted king.
(b) Himself.
(c) The Shaper.
(d) His mother.

15. In Chapter 6, Who is the first to realize Grendel can talk?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Unferth.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator’s name?

2. What has Hrothgar constructed out of pride?

3. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?

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

5. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?

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