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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leaves Hrothgar's hall unimpressed by the blind man's words in Chapter 3?
(a) The old Shaper.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Hrothulf.
(d) Unferth.

2. Grendel claims he is the disfigured son of what in Chapter 1?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Men.
(c) The Devil.
(d) Demons.

3. What do the villagers at the disposal of the bodies do in the end of Chapter 1?
(a) They sing.
(b) They eat.
(c) They weep.
(d) They kneel.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?

2. Where does the sunken door lead to?

3. Where does Grendel go at the end of Chapter 4?

4. Who is Unferth's father?

5. What does Grendel do with the corpse in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dragon’s dictum? How does he play out this dictum?

2. How does Grendel feel about the brainless ram?

3. Who proves to be more heroic during the encounter between Unferth and Grendel in Grendel's cave?

4. Discuss the futility of Unferth coming to Grendel's cave and what the action says about Unferth's character.

5. Discuss Grendel's personal transformation during and as a result of his first raid.

6. How does Grendel's existence hinge on Hrothgar's survival?

7. Describe life around the village as Grendel observes it.

8. How does Grendel's relationship with men change after his visit to the dragon?

9. What does Grendel do when Unferth falls asleep in his cave in Chapter 6?

10. Why is Grendel drawn to and repulsed by Hrothgar's great hall?

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