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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hrothgar throw at Grendel in Chapter 3?
(a) A knife.
(b) A battle-ax.
(c) A spear.
(d) A shield.

2. Who is Grendel’s only friend?
(a) The firesnakes.
(b) His shadow.
(c) Bones.
(d) His mother.

3. What animal is the speaker shooing away in Chapter 1?
(a) Bull.
(b) Ram.
(c) Bear.
(d) Bird.

4. Where does the sunken door lead to?
(a) A treasure cave.
(b) Into Hrothgar's hall.
(c) The outside.
(d) The dragon's lair.

5. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?
(a) Hoarfrost.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Blonde.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel call the words of the blind man in Chapter 3?

2. What changes in the spring between the clans of men?

3. What is an adder?

4. Grendel compares talking to what in Chapter 2?

5. How old is Hrothgar when Grendel decides to destroy him?

(see the answer key)

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