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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel imagine the Stranger who fights him to be for a split second in Chapter 12?
(a) A dragon.
(b) A bear.
(c) A monster.
(d) His mother.

2. What happens when Grendel touches the door in Chapter 12?
(a) The whole hall shudders.
(b) It bursts.
(c) Beowulf attacks him.
(d) It does not budge.

3. In Chapter 11, what does Grendel call the Strangers in their armor?
(a) Silly men.
(b) Great bulls.
(c) Wild bears.
(d) Fat cows.

4. What is the name of the priest who comes and speaks to Grendel after the ceremony in Chapter 9?
(a) Frigg.
(b) Ork.
(c) Trig.
(d) Ogg.

5. What is the name of Hrothulf's old companion?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) The Shaper.
(c) Red Horse.
(d) Ork.

6. Who is the leader of the Heathobards who poses a threat to Hrothgar?
(a) Heremod.
(b) Halga.
(c) Hygmod.
(d) Ingeld.

7. Who are the two speakers of poetry in Chapter 8?
(a) Hrothulf and Wealtheow.
(b) Hrothgar and Grendel.
(c) Hrothgar and Wealtheow.
(d) Hrothulf and Hrothgar.

8. What is Grendel's law?
(a) Leave only the queen.
(b) There is no limit to desire but desire's needs.
(c) Kill them all.
(d) Blood equals power.

9. What is the name of Hrothgar's third child?
(a) Freawaru.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Scyld.
(d) Halga.

10. What threat, besides Grendel, does Hrothgar face?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothulf.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) A younger king.

11. What does Grendel's mother do each time he returns home?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Runs away.
(c) Scratches him.
(d) Tries to block the door so he can't leave again.

12. In Chapter 11, what does Hrothgar call the lead Stranger that upsets several people in the hall?
(a) His brother.
(b) A son.
(c) His favorite.
(d) His savior.

13. Who does Ork tell the other priests he has been speaking to in Chapter 9?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) The Great Destroyer.
(c) God.
(d) Grendel.

14. In Chapter 10, why does Hengest kill Finn?
(a) Power and revenge.
(b) Self-defense.
(c) Finn killed Henest's father.
(d) Boredom.

15. Grendel says the priests taste like what?
(a) Duck eggs.
(b) Snake.
(c) Old goat.
(d) Chicken.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Grendel begins to fight the Stranger he considers him what?

2. What does Grendel consider the ultimate act of nihilism?

3. What does Grendel slip on that gives the Stranger the upper hand in Chapter 12?

4. Who is Hrothgar's younger brother?

5. What does Grendel do with the table cloth in Chapter 12?

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