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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many men does Grendel kill on his first raid?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's hall?
(a) The Great Hall.
(b) Hrothgar's Throne.
(c) Golden Hall.
(d) Hart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the dragon give Grendel?

2. What does Grendel say Hrothgar's sons would do with their father's gold?

3. What three things does the dragon know?

4. Who is Unferth's father?

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

(see the answer key)

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