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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 do with the corpse in Chapter 4?
(a) Buries it.
(b) Takes it to the hall.
(c) Gives it to his mother.
(d) Eats it.

2. What does Grendel want to know that the dragon won't answer?
(a) When.
(b) How.
(c) Why.
(d) Where.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the dragon live?

2. What did Hrothgar build on his hill out of stone?

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

4. What does Grendel see for the first time the night he hangs in the tree in Chapter 2?

5. What advice does the dragon give Grendel?

(see the answer key)

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