This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who comes to Beowulf's aid in his final battle? A) Wethlow. B) Wulfgar. C) Wiglaf. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 2. He is a father figure to Beowulf and the model from whom Beowulf based his kinghood. A) Hrothgar. B) Hygelac. C) Wiglaf. D) Hrunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 3. What is the main theme of Beowulf? A) Love and romance. B) Good versus evil. C) Friendship and loyalty. D) Revenge and betrayal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good versus evil. 4. Name the character who uttered this line in the FILM ADAPTATION of Beowulf: "She's not my curse-not anymore." A) Grendel's Mother. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) Hrunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar. 5. Who said the following quote? "Art thou Beowulf who contended with Breca in swimming on the open sea? A) Beowulf. B) The King. C) Unferth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth. 6. When the Grinch thought about ruining Christmas in Whoville he did so with a ..... smile. A) Impudent. B) Wry. C) Exultation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wry. 7. The stage of a Hero's Journey that marks their passage into the Unknown / Supernatural World. A) Crossing the Threshold. B) The Departure. C) Call to Adventure. D) The Return. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crossing the Threshold. 8. What word means:gathered, accumulated A) Garnered. B) Retainers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garnered. 9. Kinship is defined as what kind of bond? A) Brotherhood. B) Family. C) Friendship. D) Warrior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 10. The story of Beowulf was told over and over again for hundreds of years before it was finally written down on paper. This is called ..... A) Boring stories. B) The oral tradition. C) Short stories. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The oral tradition. 11. What is the name of the monster that terrorizes Denmark? A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Dracula. D) Frankenstein. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 12. THIS SENTENCE IN ENGLISH:"BEOWULF GRAB A MAGIC SWORD FROM THE WALL OF HIS LAIR....." A) THEY HAD A LONG BATTLE. B) HE CUT OFF HER HEAD AND AND PRESENTED IT. C) BEOWULF GRABBED A MAGICAL SWORD FROM THE WALL OF HER LAIR. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BEOWULF GRABBED A MAGICAL SWORD FROM THE WALL OF HER LAIR. 13. What is Beowulf? A) A fantasy book. B) An epic poem. C) A series of diary entries. D) A play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epic poem. 14. As I watched a movie the other day, the main character was about to die from an unknown disease when all of a sudden a doctor from a faraway land shows up with a cure. The appearance of this cure is an example of A) Connotation. B) In medias res. C) Deus ex machina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deus ex machina. 15. It analyzes textual representations from a woman's perspective such as stereotyping and objectification of womanhood. A) FORMALIST. B) MORALIST. C) FEMINIST. D) HISTORICAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FEMINIST. 16. The author's purpose in the "Fierce Female" article is to ..... A) To explain to the reader how to research Anglo-Saxon women. B) Persuade the reader that females were more important to Anglo Saxon society than males. C) To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. D) To entertain the reader with fictional superhero stories about women. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. 17. Remove; expel, dispossess A) Purge. B) Hilt. C) Gorge. D) Scabbard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purge. 18. "He snatched up 30 men, smashed them/ unknowingly in their beds and ran out with their bodies, / The blood dripping behind him ..... " is an example of which type of imagery? A) Visual & auditory. B) Olfactory & gustatory. C) Tactile. D) Visual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual & auditory. 19. What does Shild do to soldiers from different lands? A) Ignore them. B) Befriend them. C) Make them slaves. D) Teach them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make them slaves. 20. What word means:to offer A) Bewailing. B) Proffer. C) Thresh. D) Torques. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proffer. 21. What is the role of women in Beowulf? A) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of servants and slaves. B) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of peace-weavers and hostesses. C) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of villains and antagonists. D) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of warriors and fighters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of peace-weavers and hostesses. 22. True or false:Beowulf defeated every foe he ever fought. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. Why did Beowulf think God left him? A) Grendel's mom got a hit in. B) He tripped. C) His sword broke. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His sword broke. 24. A story that is intended to teach is ..... A) Didactic. B) A fable. C) Acrostic. D) A nursery rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didactic. 25. What does the word "gorge" typically refer to? A) A narrow mountain pass. B) A large meal or feast. C) A deep, narrow valley with steep sides. D) A type of clothing accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A deep, narrow valley with steep sides. 26. Who is asking Hrothgar to let him fight according to these lines? " this single petition:Not to refuse me, defender of warriors" A) Grendel. B) Beowulf. C) Higelac. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 27. Metaphorical phrase used to indirectly name a person, place, or thing A) Theory. B) Epic. C) Cutting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 28. Calling Grendel "the evil one" is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 29. "Grendel was the name of this woe-walker, Unlucky, [flagged] by Fate ..... His creation was cursed under the line of Cain, the kin-killer ..... Though none of that was Grendel's doing ..... "The tone toward Grendel can best be described as ..... A) Positive/ Sympathetic and understanding. B) Negative/ Bitter and sarcastic. C) Neutral/ Educational and direct. D) Positive/ Celebratory and playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive/ Sympathetic and understanding. 30. Considering this story is based on a pagan culture, it seems odd that there are so many Christian themes. What is an explanation for this? A) It was written later than originally thought. B) It's origins are in the Roman empire rather than the Germanic tribes. C) The scribes who wrote it down were Christian monks who related it to the religion of their time. D) The scop who passed the tale on changed it to please the king he told it to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scribes who wrote it down were Christian monks who related it to the religion of their time. 31. According to Michael Woods, one theory about the origins of Beowulf is that A) It is a post-migration story of the Angles and Saxons, originating from an area called East Anglia. B) It was written down around the year 1000 A. D. though its origins are much older. C) It was probably written down by monks at an abbey in Wessex. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 32. The text of Beowulf has both of the following influences? A) Christianity and Druidism. B) Druidism and Paganism. C) Druidism and Islam. D) Christianity and Paganism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christianity and Paganism. 33. Settled safely; hidden A) Canny. B) Mongering. C) Gannet. D) Ensconced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ensconced. 34. In Anglo-Saxon poetry, a poetic synonym for a noun (ex. "The Whale Road" used in place of "Ocean") is called ..... A) Akening. B) Stock epithet. C) Alliteration. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akening. 35. The boy jumped up and down with ..... as he inched closer to the candy store. A) Solace. B) Rancor. C) Extol. D) Alacrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alacrity. 36. Beowulf is an example of this type of Anglo-Saxon poetry. A) Sonnet. B) Elegaic. C) Heroic. D) Haiku. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heroic. 37. The people of Beowulf's homeland are called the ..... A) Geats. B) Hrothgars. C) Herots. D) Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geats. 38. Offspring; litter; family A) Lament. B) Brood. C) Spawn. D) Conceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brood. 39. After the dragon destroyed the Geats' forts he began to plan his revenge. He ordered his blacksmiths to make him a ..... A) Mighty sword. B) A mighty helmet. C) A mighty helmet. D) A mighty shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mighty shield. 40. Which word would best describe Grendel in this story? A) Antagonist. B) Hero. C) Protagonist. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 41. From whom is Grendel descended? A) Ecgtheow. B) Satan. C) Cain. D) Judas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cain. 42. The Anglo-Saxons invaded what is now England around 450 and came from the region we now call ..... A) GERMANY. B) IRELAND. C) SWEDEN. D) ITALY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GERMANY. 43. Why did Grendel attack the mead-hall Heorot? A) He was jealous of the riches and treasures in the hall. B) He was angered by the songs of the bards praising his demon ancestors. C) He wanted to take over the kingdom of the Danes. D) He was seeking revenge against Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was angered by the songs of the bards praising his demon ancestors. 44. If he loses, Beowulf asks Hrothgar to have this sent back to his people? A) His sword. B) His armor. C) His men. D) His shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His armor. 45. Beowulf (the piece of literature) is ..... A) A short story. B) An epic poem. C) An elegy. D) A sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epic poem. 46. Quest story on grand scale A) Epic hero. B) Epic. C) Cutting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 47. An epic hero is a person whose qualities represent those valuable to his or her ..... A) Culture or society. B) Family and friends. C) Enemies and foes. D) Character and morals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture or society. 48. What building is the center of life in a Anglo-Saxon pagan community? A) Courthouse. B) Church. C) Mead hall. D) Townhall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mead hall. 49. Unhappy, uncomfortable A) Malignant. B) Treacherous. C) Bequeath. D) Disconsolate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disconsolate. 50. An antonym of reclusive is A) Secretive. B) Social. C) Alone. D) Attractive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social. 51. What advice does Hrothgar give Beowulf? A) Flee back to Geatland and never return. B) Find a woman and marry her, so his children can carry his legacy. C) Always fight hand to hand. D) Choose eternal rewards, don't allow pride and power to control him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Choose eternal rewards, don't allow pride and power to control him. 52. What is Beowulf's future when he returns to Geatland? A) He accidentally kills his cousin and uncle (and is exiled). B) He becomes king of the Geats. C) He marries Hildegarth and retires early. D) He steals a cup from a treasure tower guarded by a dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He becomes king of the Geats. 53. The throat, the contents of the stomach, the contents of the stomach. A) Writhing. B) Cowering. C) Talon. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gorge. 54. Which theme fits best?-Beowulf traveled with his men to come help the Danes A) Envy. B) Hospitality. C) Loyalty. D) Generosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generosity. 55. The fact that Grendel is related to Cain and therefore is related to the oldest evil is what literary term? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Theory. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 56. When does Grendel terrorize Heorot? A) Winter. B) Anytime he wants. C) Night. D) Mid-day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Night. 57. Who is the Danish King? A) Unferth. B) Grendal. C) Beowulf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar. 58. After King Hygelac died, Beowulf was offered the throne to be king. What did he do? A) Ran away in fear. B) Refused because the King's Hygelac young son was the true heir. C) Said that he was not worthy of being a king. D) Accept it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refused because the King's Hygelac young son was the true heir. 59. What is "mankind's enemy" an example of? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 60. The "land of the Geats" is in modern-day: A) Finland. B) Sweden. C) Denmark. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweden. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 2Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 6Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books