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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. In Chapter 7, Unferth is accused of killing whom?
(a) His brother.
(b) His sons.
(c) His father.
(d) His wife.

2. The young priest tells the people that the gods made what for their joy?
(a) The world.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

3. In Chapter 7, who sings at the feast when Wealtheow is given to Hrothgar?
(a) Ingeld.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Hygmod.
(d) Hrothulf.

4. Why have the Strangers come in Chapter 11?
(a) To capture Wealtheow.
(b) To help Hrothgar with Grendel.
(c) To foster Hrothulf.
(d) To kill Hrothgar.

5. Who does Hrothulf meet in the woods at times?
(a) The dragon.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Grendel.
(d) An old peasant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Grendel touches the door in Chapter 12?

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

3. What does Grendel imagine the Stranger who fights him to be for a split second in Chapter 12?

4. Who is Halga's orphaned son?

5. What instrument does the assistant play at the Shaper’s funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Ork's behavior as he talks about the King of Gods.

2. Describe the effect Wealtheow has on Hrothgar's hall.

3. Discuss the sentiment that bread-thieves die while murderers go free. What is meant by this statement?

4. Compare the bowsman hunting the hart to the priest coming to Grendel in the ring of gods.

5. Discuss Wealtheow's life at Hart and her unspoken feelings about her position as queen.

6. How do the Danes respond to the arrival of the Geats?

7. Describe the lead Stranger. How does he act? What does he look like?

8. What is the relationship between Hrothgar and Wealtheow? Are they a happy couple?

9. Describe the behavior of Grendel's mother. How are her actions altered by Grendel's increase in power?

10. Does the Finn tale function only to foreshadow what will befall Hrothgar? Who else could suffer a similar fate?

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