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