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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Grendel discover after leaving the dragon?
(a) The dragon charmed him.
(b) The dragon cursed him.
(c) The dragon gave him a jewel.
(d) He accidentally stole the dragon's gold.

2. How does Grendel avoid the bull in Chapter 2?
(a) By twisting its horn.
(b) By killing it.
(c) By capturing the bull.
(d) His mother helps him.

3. Who is Unferth's father?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) The Shaper.
(c) Ecglaf.
(d) Hrothulf.

4. What does the Shaper sing of that upsets Grendel?
(a) Grendel's mother.
(b) Grendel.
(c) Wealtheow.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel call the bard in the hall?

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

3. What color does the narrator say Hrothgar's beard is?

4. What is the downside of Grendel's new power?

5. What are the workers replacing after Grendel’s attack in Hrothgar’s Hall in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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