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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 call the bard in the hall?
(a) The Liar.
(b) The Shaper.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothulf.

2. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?
(a) Divide it evenly.
(b) Give it all away.
(c) Spend it.
(d) Weigh it in their minds.

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

4. What literary device is demonstrated in the word “sizzle” in Chapter 1?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Simile.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What three things does the dragon know?

2. Who leaves Hrothgar's hall unimpressed by the blind man's words in Chapter 3?

3. What has Hrothgar constructed out of pride?

4. Where is Grendel going when he leaves his home in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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