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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Grendel says that everything that happened was what in Chapter 12?
(a) A miracle.
(b) Fate.
(c) A mistake.
(d) An accident.
2. What is the name of Hrothgar's third child?
(a) Scyld.
(b) Freawaru.
(c) Halga.
(d) Beowulf.
3. Grendel says that he hopes the number twelve is what in Chapter 7?
(a) A holy number.
(b) The number of men he can eat at once.
(c) The days of the month.
(d) The number of men he can carry.
4. In Chapter 9, what does Grendel do to the priests?
(a) Kisses them.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Takes them to their hut.
(d) Hangs them in trees.
5. In Chapter 9, who joins Ork and the other three priests?
(a) Another younger priest.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.
6. How does Grendel escape the Stranger in Chapter 12?
(a) His arm is torn off.
(b) His mother comes to aide him.
(c) He kills the stranger.
(d) The stranger runs away.
7. Who does Ork tell the other priests he has been speaking to in Chapter 9?
(a) Grendel.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) God.
(d) The Great Destroyer.
8. What does the Stranger tell Grendel to write his poetry in, in Chapter 12
(a) Mud.
(b) Wood.
(c) Runes.
(d) Stone.
9. In what year of Grendel's wars does Hrothgar's power begin to fail?
(a) The fifth.
(b) The third.
(c) The second.
(d) The tenth.
10. In Chapter 7, who sings at the feast when Wealtheow is given to Hrothgar?
(a) Hygmod.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Ingeld.
(d) Hrothulf.
11. Who is the lead Stranger said to have challenged to a swimming match in Chapter 11?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Breca.
12. Who is the leader of the Heathobards who poses a threat to Hrothgar?
(a) Ingeld.
(b) Halga.
(c) Hygmod.
(d) Heremod.
13. When Grendel begins to fight the Stranger he considers him what?
(a) An equal match in strength.
(b) A coward.
(c) An easy match.
(d) Too strong for Grendel.
14. What does Grendel's mother do each time he returns home?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Scratches him.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Tries to block the door so he can't leave again.
15. What does the old woman tell the children about in Chapter 10?
(a) A hidden underwater cave.
(b) A monster in the woods.
(c) A giant from across the sea.
(d) A dragon in the mountains.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 10, what do Finn and Hengest pledge to each other?
2. Grendel thinks that the Stranger is what in Chapter 11?
3. What instrument does the assistant play at the Shaper’s funeral?
4. Grendel refers to what between Wealtheow and Hrothgar in Chapter 8?
5. What would happen if Grendel killed the last Scylding?
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