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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an adder?
(a) A tree.
(b) A snake.
(c) A singer.
(d) A fish.

2. At what time of day does Grendel wander outside?
(a) Night.
(b) Morning.
(c) Mid-day.
(d) He never goes outside.

3. Who is the woman that Grendel killed long ago?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Freawaru.
(c) Marian.
(d) Athelgard.

4. What does Grendel compare the fire to in Chapter 1?
(a) Buzzards.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Crows.
(d) Snakes.

5. How old is Hrothgar when Grendel decides to destroy him?
(a) A young king.
(b) A baby.
(c) An old, old man.
(d) A teenager.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grendel compares the ram to what?

2. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?

3. What is the word used to denote the king's followers?

4. What do the villagers at the disposal of the bodies do in the end of Chapter 1?

5. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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