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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel ultimately do to the outlawed men?
(a) Eats them.
(b) Brings them to his mother.
(c) Hangs them in trees.
(d) Drowns them in the lake.

2. Why does the bull attack Grendel?
(a) Grendel tried to kill it.
(b) Its calf is close by.
(c) It is hungry.
(d) All animals hate Grendel.

3. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?
(a) The Hall crumbles.
(b) The earth quakes.
(c) A twelve foot seam opens.
(d) A volcano erupts.

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

5. What sickens Grendel about the battles?
(a) The waste of dead animals and men.
(b) The smell of blood.
(c) That the women aren't killed also.
(d) Not being able to participate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the dragon live?

2. What adjective does Grendel use to describe his war?

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

4. What is an adder?

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

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