Grendel Quiz Ch. 1-3

The author of the novel is

• Daniel DeFoe

• Mark Twain

• John Gardner

• David Baldacci

This type of book is a fictional account about a previously-written fiction. This type of writing is called...

• non-fiction
• parafiction
• ultimate fiction
• metafiction

The story is based on what famous legendary story from the Anglo-Saxon period of literature?

• Beowulf

• The Seafarer

• The Hobbit

• The Iliad

The story is told from the first person point of view of which character in the novel?

• Beowulf
• Grendel
• Hrothgar
• Old Shaper

In the epic poem Beowulf, the monster Grendel is depicted as an evil being without human qualities. What evidence is there in this first chapter that the monster Grendel in this novel has emotions and feelings?

• He shows true hate toward the sky
• He was happy as a child
• he is annoyed at the ram
• all of theses are examples.

What difference does Grendel observe between men and the other animals?

• animals kill for food
• animals cannot control themselves; men can.
• men can see and observe life.
• animals reproduce randomly.

Why has Grendel been waging war on the humans for nearly twelve years?

• he is rejected by humans when he tries to join them.
• they make tasty meals.
• he can't stand the singing
• he hates their religion.

How is the raid on Hrothgar’s hall shown differently in John Gardner’s Grendel than in Beowulf?

• In Grendel the monster is not a man-eater
• The novel Grendel shows the action from the monster’s point of view
• . In Beowulf each victim is individually described
• . Beowulf shows the action from Beowulf’s point of view.

“I lived those years, as do all young things, in a spell. Like a puppy nipping, playfully growling preparing for battle with wolves.” (Pg. 16) What spell is Grendel referring to in this passage?

• the love of freedom
• the love of nature
• the innocence of childhood
• none of these

Why does Grendel consider the men to be the “most dangerous things I’d ever met”?

• They carry weapons and know how to use fire
• Unlike animals, they can think   
• They are not to be trusted and even kill each other 
• They drink way too much mead.