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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, How does Grendel resolve to kill Wealtheow?
(a) Tear her limbs off.
(b) Roast her over the fire.
(c) Throw her to the firesnakes.
(d) Bite off her head.

2. What do the men think Grendel's blood is in Chapter 2?
(a) Sap.
(b) Water.
(c) Bull's blood.
(d) Mud.

3. What happened to Freawaru's mother?
(a) She is Wealtheow.
(b) She is a servant.
(c) She died.
(d) She ran away.

4. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?
(a) A bear.
(b) The gods.
(c) Men.
(d) His mother hunting.

5. Where does the dragon live?
(a) Beneath the lake.
(b) A cave in the mountains.
(c) In an abandoned hall.
(d) A nest in the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the queen's name?

2. What does Grendel consider the ultimate act of nihilism?

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

4. What is the dragon's final advice to Grendel in Chapter 5?

5. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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