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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does Unferth say he will do since Grendel refuse to kill him?
(a) Unferth will kill both Grendel and his mother.
(b) Unferth will kill Grendel's mother.
(c) Unferth will kill himself.
(d) Unferth will run away.

2. What are the workers replacing after Grendel’s attack in Hrothgar’s Hall in Chapter 1?
(a) The door.
(b) The moat.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The roof.

3. Grendel claims he is the disfigured son of what in Chapter 1?
(a) The Devil.
(b) Men.
(c) Lunatics.
(d) Demons.

4. Who is Hygmod's sister?
(a) Wealtheow.
(b) Idun.
(c) Freya.
(d) Freawaru.

5. Who are the two speakers of poetry in Chapter 8?
(a) Hrothgar and Wealtheow.
(b) Hrothgar and Grendel.
(c) Hrothulf and Hrothgar.
(d) Hrothulf and Wealtheow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the blind man sing of in Chapter 3?

2. What does the Shaper sing of that upsets Grendel?

3. What course of action does Red Horse suggest to Hrothulf in Chapter 8?

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

5. Grendel refers to what between Wealtheow and Hrothgar in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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