This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Beowulf hang as a symbol of his strength and bravery? A) Grendel's arm. B) Grendel's sword. C) Grendel's foot. D) Grendel's head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's arm. 2. Which of the following is NOT a epic hero trait? A) Noble Birth. B) Meeting a Wise Mentor. C) Travels Over Great Distances. D) National Heroism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meeting a Wise Mentor. 3. When a hero is willing to die for a follower, there is an obvious emotional connection. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 4. Which group did NOT made up the Anglo Saxons? A) Jutes. B) Angles. C) Saxons. D) Celts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Celts. 5. Which of the following did the Danes not to try to get rid of Grendel? A) Pray to Beowulf. B) Pray to the Christian God. C) Pray to heathen gods. D) Pray to the Devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pray to Beowulf. 6. Which of these is tapering? A) A heavy rainfall that becomes a light shower. B) A traffic light that turns green. C) A noise that suddenly gets louder. D) A scale that balances two equal weights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A heavy rainfall that becomes a light shower. 7. What are some of Beowulf's characteristics? A) He is not smart and is scared of everything. B) He is overly confident, seeks money, and quests to prove himself to be mighty. C) He is half human/half god. Descendent of the Viking god Thor. D) He is just a normal guy and became the chose one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is overly confident, seeks money, and quests to prove himself to be mighty. 8. The ..... in my shoulder have worn down from years of playing tennis. A) Sinews. B) Values. C) Wraths. D) Omens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinews. 9. What is the genre or type of writing of Beowulf? A) Romance. B) Nonfiction. C) Epic poem. D) Historical fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic poem. 10. Beowulf initially earns the respect of Hrothgar's people by A) Fighting. B) Swimming. C) Boasting. D) Giving gifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boasting. 11. (v) make (a sound) with one's voice A) Heaving. B) Massive. C) Uttered. D) Avenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uttered. 12. A warrior who opposes and doubts Beowulf A) Undarth. B) Bane. C) Unferth. D) Dane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth. 13. Select the correct term for the following definition:(v) to restrain with shackles A) Solace. B) Imfamous. C) Reparation. D) Fetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fetter. 14. Ringer giver is an example of what literary device? A) Allusion. B) Epithet. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 15. The tales were told by ..... ? A) Tale Tellers. B) Scopes. C) Scops. D) Soothsayers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scops. 16. How is Beowulf doing fighting the Dragon? A) Not great, all his weapons do not work against the beasts fire. B) Amazing as always he is able to fight the dragon no problem. C) He lost and died in the first second of fighting the dragon. D) Great, he has a whole army fighting with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not great, all his weapons do not work against the beasts fire. 17. "Fall Fridays feel fantastic" is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 18. A long narrative poem in an elevated style that celebrates the deeds of a hero and treats themes of historical, national, religious, or legendry significance A) Cutting. B) Epic. C) Novel. D) Allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 19. Were Beowulf's men succeed in helping him to fight against Grendel? A) Yes, because Beowulf's men have magical powers. B) No, because they were already attacked by Grendel. C) No, because Grendel has magical powers against weapons, hence, weapons don't affect him. D) Yes, because they used their weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No, because Grendel has magical powers against weapons, hence, weapons don't affect him. 20. What is the central character in an epic? A) Epic Hero. B) Antagonist. C) Willian. D) Enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic Hero. 21. Reparation:atonement, restitution, fines A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 22. What item is stolen from the dragon's lair (ch. 31)? A) A jeweled cup. B) Wu Tang Clan album. C) Higlac's armor. D) Limited edition Yeezys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A jeweled cup. 23. As Beowulf lay there dying he requested Wiglaf bring him ..... A) His sword. B) Dragon. C) The dragons head. D) Treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treasure. 24. Beowulf peacefully rules his kingdom for 50 years. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. By what year was most of England Christian (in name, if not fact?) A) 563. B) 432. C) 650. D) 597. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 650. 26. King Arthur of famous legends may actually have been ..... A) A Roman general. B) A Viking ruler. C) A Celtic leader. D) A Christian missionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Celtic leader. 27. Kennings are striking metaphorical phrases A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. The dragon guarded its ..... that was full of treasure ..... gold and diamonds. A) Hoard. B) Maul. C) Mortal. D) Gloat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoard. 29. The epic hero is a larger-than-life person who embodies the highest ..... of his culture. A) Ideals. B) Respect. C) Aspirations. D) Expectations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideals. 30. Hrothgar is the ..... of ..... A) King, Danes. B) Prince, Gaetland. C) King, Gaetland. D) Prince, Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King, Danes. 31. What does Beowulf ask them to build for him in remembrance? A) A giant tower. B) A new castle. C) A mighty sword. D) A large ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A giant tower. 32. What type of literature is Beowulf? A) Lyrical Poem. B) Epic Poem. C) Ancient Poem. D) Sensory Poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic Poem. 33. If something is predetermined, it is ..... A) Determined beforehand. B) Somewhat determined. C) Not determined. D) Determined at a later time and place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determined beforehand. 34. How does Beowulf feel his life was saved? A) Hrunting saved him from being injured. B) Weathlow rescued him right before being stabbed by Grendel's mother. C) God showed him the giants' magical sword which he used to slay Grendel's mother after Hrunting proved to be ineffective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) God showed him the giants' magical sword which he used to slay Grendel's mother after Hrunting proved to be ineffective. 35. What did Grendel do to the towns people? A) He killed them in the night for months. B) He ate one nobleman and hid. C) He bit Beowulf's ear off Mike Tyson Style. D) He did nothing, he just hid in his hideout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He killed them in the night for months. 36. To presume means..... A) To assume based on probability. B) To propose. C) To oppose. D) To guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To assume based on probability. 37. Well-known for doing something evil A) Loathsome. B) Paltry. C) Baroques. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 38. Beowulf is a completely fictional character. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 39. Who attacked whom first? A) Grendel attacked Beowulf first. B) Beowulf attacked Grendel first. C) Both clashed at the same time. D) Neither attacked first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel attacked Beowulf first. 40. (v.) To feel or express grief or sorrow (usually for the loss of something/someone) A) Mourn. B) Affliction. C) Plight. D) Wail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mourn. 41. Which religion did the Romans believe in? A) Muslim. B) Buddhism. C) Christianity. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianity. 42. A time of great social, political and economic turmoil in Europe is? A) The Renaissance. B) The Dark Ages. C) The Reformation. D) The Enlightenment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Dark Ages. 43. Tense or tightly fixed. A) Sinew. B) Affliction. C) Epic. D) Taut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taut. 44. (adj.) Evil in nature, influence, effect A) Ambition. B) August. C) Malignant. D) Wail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malignant. 45. Which poetic device utilizes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 46. An act of retaliation for a wrong A) Concept. B) Infallible. C) Reprisal. D) Archetype. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reprisal. 47. Making twisting, squirming movements of the body A) Purge. B) Writhing. C) Infamous. D) Cowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writhing. 48. What did Beowulf do when he saw Grendel's dead body in the corner of his lair? A) He kicked his lifeless body and walked away. B) He set the body and the entire lair up in flames. C) He cut off his head, along with Grendel's mother's head. D) He stabbed it once more to make sure he was actually dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He cut off his head, along with Grendel's mother's head. 49. Beowulf defeated Grendel by ripping off his? A) Arm. B) Tongue. C) Head. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arm. 50. At the feast in Heorot, Unferth speaks "contrary words" (line 501) against Beowulf. Of what does Unferth accuse Beowulf? A) Vanity. B) Miserliness. C) Bastardy. D) Cowardice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vanity. 51. Armor made of chains A) Company. B) Watches. C) Wyrd. D) Mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mail. 52. Epics contain information about the culture that created them. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 53. Who killed Aeschere? A) Hrothgar. B) Grendel. C) Unferth. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth. 54. Where is Beowulf from? A) Germany. B) Sweden. C) France. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 55. Who probably wrote Beowulf? A) Hrothgar. B) An anonymous Anglo Saxon monk. C) Scyld Scheffing. D) Beowulf (It's an autobiography). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anonymous Anglo Saxon monk. 56. What does Geats do with the dreagon's treasure? A) Bury in with Beowulf. B) Sink it in the ocean. C) Keep it for himself. D) Distribute to Beowulf's men. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bury in with Beowulf. 57. Who were the individuals that performed and/or sung poems from memory in Old English. A) Scopes. B) Poets. C) Monks. D) Entertainers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scopes. 58. Ill will, cruelty A) Malice. B) Ring. C) Barge. D) Succour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malice. 59. A paid servant; soldier who was supported by someone of high rank A) Resolve. B) Plight. C) Retainers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Retainers. 60. Beowulf's men are of no help to him because A) They were sleeping. B) Their weapons are useless. C) They are too scared. D) They were already dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their weapons are useless. ← 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