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Duplicate of Grendel
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Review for the novel Grendel
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1
The dragon's final advise to Grendel is to "seek out gold and......."
sit on it
sell it
give it to man
buy everything with it
2
Who is Unferth?
Hrothgar's son
the court jester
Grendel's brother
The bravest thane hero
3
What is the shaper known for?
hunting and gathering
Singing and playing his harp
killing men from other kinship groups
reciting biblical stories
4
When man first sees Grendel, what do they believe he is?
a monster
A fungus or tree spirit
an angel
a devil
5
Who has killed his own brother?
Grendel
Beowulf
Unferth
Hrothgar
6
What does Grendel realize about the Shaper's songs?
they are off key
they tell of past truths
they are trivial
they are all lies
7
What is the name of the great meadhall?
Star
Geat
Hart
Grace
8
What do the people of Hart blame Grendel's attacks on?
chance
retribution for attacking him
their own sins
their loud partying
9
What is the "hero's burden"?
pain of having to do more and more heroic things
constant need for attention
inability to run from the past
desire to fight those around them
10
What extraordinary power does the dragon tell Grendel he possesses?
he is invisible
he is actually dead
he can see the future
he is immortal
11
Who is the quote about? "It must be a terrible burden, being a hero... harvester of monsters!"
Beowulf
Unferth
Hrothgar
Grendel
12
What animals inhabit the water around Grendel's cave?
sharks
dragons
firesnakes
crocodiles
13
What are Grendel's final words?
"Poor Grendel's had an accident. So may you all."
"You stupid humans. You will never learn"
"My revenge will come soon. Wait and see"
"Grendel will die in peace. You have not killed my spirit."
14
When Grendel is stuck in the trap, what attacks him?
Beowulf
Hrothgar
A bull
A cow
15
Who is the quote about? "It would be meaningless killing her, meaningless as letting her live."
Wealtheow
Red Horse
Ork
Helga
16
Grendel says the shaper shapes the world with what?
violence
hate
words
anger
17
Who is the king that rules the meadhall?
Beowulf
Wealtheow
Hrothgar
Unferth
18
Who is Ork?
an old priest
a tradesman
Grendel's only friend
a deer
19
How does Grendel describe the Dragon's voice?
as beautiful
as mesmerizing
as an old man
as a high pitch
20
What fatal injury does Grendel suffer?
his arm is ripped off
he is stabbed in the throat
he is split in half
he is stabbed in the heart
21
What sickens Grendel about the wars between man?
the savagery
the waste
the legacy
the death
22
What strangers arrive close to the end of the novel?
The Geats
The Yeats
The Danes
The Scots
23
Finish Grendel's theorem: "Any action of the human heart must trigger_____".
sadness
an equal and opposite reaction
death
a consequence
24
Who does Grendel say is becoming more and more insane?
Hrothgar
his mother
himself
the geats
25
What does Nihilo ex nihilo mean?
love from love
Kill or be killed
self from self
nothing from nothing
26
Hygmod...
wages war against Hrothgar and wins
avoids a war with Hrothgar by giving up
begs Hrothgar to kill him
takes over after Hrothgar dies
27
Who saves Grendel from his entrapment?
his mother
Unferth
Beowulf
the bull
28
Who delivers the fatal blow?
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Hyglid
Unferth
29
How does Grendel humiliate Unferth?
he kills him and hangs his head from the rafters
he refuses to kill him
he kills his only daughter
he hangs him in the meadhall naked
30
What does Grendel scream when the fatal blow is delivered?
kill me now!
Mama!
you coward!
long live Grendel!
31
What scent does Grendel repeatedly smell?
death
the dragon
himeself
his mother
32
When the novel opens, who does Grendel throw rocks at?
a ram
a deer
Hrothgar
his mother
33
What charm does Grendel believe he received from the dragon?
eternal love
no man can kill him
the charm of language
no blade can cut him
34
Who is the quote about? "What was he before? Nothing! I made him what he is!"
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Grendel
Unferth
