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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Where are criminals sent to live?
(a) An island.
(b) The forest.
(c) A cave.
(d) The mountains.

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

8. How do the men treat Grendel when he brings the corpse to them in Chapter 4?
(a) They welcome him.
(b) They thank him.
(c) They attack him.
(d) They do not see him.

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

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

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

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

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

14. The dragon encourages Grendel to do what with his life?
(a) Change the future.
(b) Burn down Hart.
(c) Kill Hrothgar.
(d) Ignore Men.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Grendel going when he leaves his home in Chapter 1?

2. What does Grendel call the bard in the hall?

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

4. What is the downside of Grendel's new power?

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

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