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Final Grendel Quiz
Final Grendel Quiz
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Review for the novel Grendel
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1
When Grendel is stuck in the tree, what attacks him?
Hrothgar
A bull
Beowulf
A cow
2
Why is Grendel angry when the Shaper dies?
the Shaper never told the truth and now he never will
there will be no more singing and dancing
no one will tell stories about Grendel
Grendel didn't get to kill the Shaper
3
What does Nihilo ex nihilo mean?
love from love
Kill or be killed
nothing from nothing
self from self
4
What is the name of the great meadhall?
Geat
Hart
Grace
Star
5
When man first sees Grendel, what do they believe he is?
an angel
a devil
a monster
A fungus or tree spirit
6
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
7
Who saves Grendel from his entrapment?
his mother
Unferth
the bull
Beowulf
8
Grendel says he reshapes the world with what?
anger
violence
words
hate
9
Who is the king that rules the meadhall?
Beowulf
Hrothgar
Wealtheow
Unferth
10
What is the shaper known for?
Singing and playing his harp
killing men from other kinship groups
hunting and gathering
reciting biblical stories
11
What does Grendel realize about the Shaper's songs?
they are trivial
they are all lies
they are off key
they tell of past truths
12
Who is willing to sacrifice his or her own happiness to save loved ones?
Wealtheow and Beowulf
Wealtheow and Grendel's mother
Halga and Hrothulf
Hrothgar and Beowulf
13
Who is Ork?
a deer
an old priest
Grendel's only friend
a tradesman
14
What are Grendel's final words?
"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."
"Poor Grendel's had an accident. So may you all."
15
What do the people of Hart blame Grendel's attacks on?
retribution for attacking him
their loud partying
chance
their own sins
16
When the novel opens, who does Grendel throw rocks at?
his mother
a ram
a deer
Hrothgar
17
What does Grendel scream when the fatal blow is delivered?
you coward!
long live Grendel!
kill me now!
Mama!
18
What extraordinary power does the dragon tell Grendel the dragon possesses?
he can see the future
he is actually dead
he is invisible
he is immortal
19
Why doesn't Grendel kill Wealtheow?
it would be pointless
she is innocent
he fears Hrothgar's revenge
he loves her too much
20
How does Grendel humiliate Unferth?
he kills his only daughter
he kills him and hangs his head from the rafters
he refuses to kill him
he hangs him in the meadhall naked
21
Finish Grendel's theorem: "Any action of the human heart must trigger_____".
an equal and opposite reaction
sadness
a consequence
death
22
Who is Unferth?
the court jester
Grendel's brother
The bravest thane hero
Hrothgar's son
23
What sickens Grendel about the wars between man?
the waste
the death
the savagery
the legacy
24
Who delivers the fatal blow?
Beowulf
Hyglid
Hrothgar
Unferth
25
The dragon's final advise to Grendel is to "seek out gold and......."
give it to man
sell it
buy everything with it
sit on it
26
What strangers arrive close to the end of the novel?
The Danes
The Scots
The Yeats
The Geats
27
Who is Hygmod?
a young king who avoids war by sacrificing his sister
Hrothgar's nephew
the young priest
the Shaper's assistant
28
Who is Red Horse?
Hrothgar's friend
a Dane ostracized by his tribe
Hrothulf's mentor
a priest
29
What fatal injury does Grendel suffer?
his arm is ripped off
he is split in half
he is stabbed in the throat
he is stabbed in the heart
30
What animals inhabit the water around Grendel's cave?
dragons
firesnakes
sharks
crocodiles
