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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Grendel strikes the ground in Chapter 4?
(a) The earth quakes.
(b) A volcano erupts.
(c) The Hall crumbles.
(d) A twelve foot seam opens.

2. How long are the dragon's talons?
(a) Short and stubby.
(b) Man-length.
(c) A foot long.
(d) Tree size.

3. Who does the blind man sing of in Chapter 3?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Scyld.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Wealtheow.

4. In what part of his body is Hrothgar sick?
(a) His soul.
(b) His heart.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His mind.

5. How many days after their first meeting does Unferth seek out Grendel's cave?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

6. Grendel compares the ram to what?
(a) Himself.
(b) A slow-witted king.
(c) The Shaper.
(d) His mother.

7. How old is Hrothgar when Grendel decides to destroy him?
(a) A teenager.
(b) A young king.
(c) An old, old man.
(d) A baby.

8. What is the dragon sitting on?
(a) A huge pile of gold, jewels, and treasure.
(b) A throne.
(c) A pile of bones.
(d) A pile of kingly robes.

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

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

11. Who comes to finally help Grendel in Chapter 2?
(a) The Dragon.
(b) His mother.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) The Shaper.

12. The dragon's great ambition is to do what?
(a) Kill Hrothgar.
(b) Count all his treasure.
(c) Burn down Hart.
(d) Kill Grendel.

13. What three things does the dragon know?
(a) Men speech, animal speech, and dragon speech.
(b) Truth, lies, and men's words.
(c) Secrets of the men, of the gods, and of the animals.
(d) Beginning, present, and end.

14. What language do the men speak in Chapter 2?
(a) The same as Grendel.
(b) German.
(c) Dutch.
(d) French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grendel do to Hrothgar's guard that attacks him in Chapter 6?

2. What adjective does Grendel use to describe his war?

3. What sickens Grendel about the battles?

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

5. What can no longer harm Grendel after his visit with the dragon?

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