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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many tribes does Hrothgar make treaties with?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

4. What does Grendel consider the ultimate act of nihilism?
(a) Killing the queen.
(b) Killing the king.
(c) Killing the Shaper.
(d) Killing the princes.

5. What does Grendel call Unferth in Chapter 6?
(a) A coward.
(b) A girl.
(c) A poor jangler.
(d) A baby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grendel caught in when the bull charges him in Chapter 2?

2. What scent pervades the hall as Unferth and Grendel talk in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 7, Grendel counts his blessings but they are all numbered how?

4. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?

5. What sickens Grendel about the battles?

(see the answer key)

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