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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 8, who does Hrothgar intend to give to Ingeld to support a truce?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Wealtheow.
(c) Freawaru.
(d) Grendel.

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

3. What is the queen's name?
(a) Freawaru.
(b) Freya.
(c) Wealtheow.
(d) Beatrice.

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

5. How many sons does Hrothgar have by Wealtheow?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gathers around to watch Grendel die?

2. What does Grendel's mother do each time he returns home?

3. Who do the priests ask the gods to deliver them from in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 10, what do Finn and Hengest pledge to each other?

5. Grendel refers to what between Wealtheow and Hrothgar in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 12, discuss Grendel's interpretation of why his mother does not answer him as he calls for her while fighting the Stranger.

5. What do Wealtheow's words to the sleeping Hrothulf mean?

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

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

8. Discuss the priests' reaction to Ork's tale of speaking with the Great Destroyer.

9. In Chapter 12, who are Grendel's final words directed toward? What foreshadowing do his words provide?

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

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