This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Describe how Beowulf's scream "saved him" . A) It made him realize that he needed a plan. B) It snapped him out of his fear so he could focus. C) It forced her to loosen her grip enough for him to free his hands. D) It scared Grendel's mother so she let go of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It snapped him out of his fear so he could focus. 2. How do the Geats sleep after the banquet? A) They take turns keeping watch. B) They sleep with their armor close. C) The do not sleep-they march to their ships. D) They surround Hrothgar for protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They sleep with their armor close. 3. Which archetype is the most knowledgeable? A) The Innocent. B) The Hero. C) The Lover. D) The Sage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sage. 4. Why does Beowulf tell Wiglaf the story of Sigemund and Fitela? A) To scare him. B) To show him that you can only win with strength. C) To show him that you can use your brain to defeat enemies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To show him that you can use your brain to defeat enemies. 5. Much of the Anglo-Saxon literature that has survived is actually ..... A) Based on pagan beliefs, with Christian additions. B) Irish history written down by Alfred the Great. C) Roman in origin, with Christian additions. D) Derived from Latin legends from the Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Based on pagan beliefs, with Christian additions. 6. Necklace or arm band A) Manifest. B) Ring. C) Barge. D) Lamentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ring. 7. Which kingdom should he defend from a dragon? A) That of his uncle. B) That of a neighbor. C) His. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His. 8. Where is Daneland? A) Modern day England. B) Modern day Germany. C) Modern day Denmark. D) Modern day Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modern day Denmark. 9. Which theme fits best?-Grendel's Mother kills Hrothgar's friend A) Reputation. B) Revenge. C) Generosity. D) Hospitality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revenge. 10. Riddled with Rot A) Alliteration. B) Both alliteration and sensory image. C) Sensory Image. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 11. Why didn't Beowulf take his sword when he went to fight Grendel? A) He knew it would do no good. B) He didn't want to make it too easy. C) He didn't feel like carrying it. D) He took the advise of the Coastguard literally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He took the advise of the Coastguard literally. 12. In Beowulf, which of these is NOT a characteristic of an epic hero? A) Strength. B) Swordsmanship. C) Courage. D) Loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swordsmanship. 13. What language was Beowulf originally written in? A) Saxon. B) Old English. C) Latin. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old English. 14. What is a synonym of antagonist? A) Miniscule. B) Ally. C) Titanic. D) Opponent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opponent. 15. What event ends the Anglo Saxon period in 1066 AD? A) William the Conqueror from Normandy invades. B) The Anglo-Saxons leave Great Britain to invade Germany. C) The Irish begin a rebellion. D) An English band called the Beatles take over England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William the Conqueror from Normandy invades. 16. Match the character with the description:King of the Geats A) Beowulf. B) Hygelac. C) Hrothgar. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hygelac. 17. The tribes of nomads settled in Britannia and their languages combined to form a new language, which was called Anglo-Saxon or A) Middle English. B) Shakespearean English. C) Old English. D) Ancient English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old English. 18. Who is Grendel a descendant of (21)? A) Meshach. B) Cain. C) Abel. D) Shadrach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cain. 19. How long does Beowulf rule for? A) 100 years. B) 30 years. C) 25 years. D) 50 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50 years. 20. Den; hiding place A) Marsh. B) Syntax. C) Quench. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lair. 21. Anglo-Saxon characteristics include: A) People who are modest. B) Leaders who are generous to their people. C) Courage only when you think you can win. D) Warriors who are not loyal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaders who are generous to their people. 22. What are the names of the tribes that invaded England during the Anglo-Saxon period? A) Iberians, Saxons, and Celts. B) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. C) Romans, Celts, and Angles. D) Saxons, Celts, and Jutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. 23. In the opening lines of Beowulf, what did Shield do? A) Paid tribute to neighboring tribes. B) Ran from his enemies. C) Smashed mead-benches in the halls. D) Killed a monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smashed mead-benches in the halls. 24. What is Valhalla? A) An enormous feasting hall ruled by Odin, in which slain warriors would abide. B) An enormous tree in which Norse worlds were held together. C) A huge Viking ship. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An enormous feasting hall ruled by Odin, in which slain warriors would abide. 25. Ring giver is an example of what literary device? A) Allusion. B) Epithet. C) Theory. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 26. Which two quotes from Beowulf contain kennings renaming the two main characters? Beowulf's warriors worked to defend their lord's life A) The traction g. B) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The traction g. 27. What do they do with Beowulf's body A) Light it on fire in a funeral pyre. B) Bury it in the ocean. C) Bury it in the ground. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light it on fire in a funeral pyre. 28. Is a pattern in literature that is found in a variety of works from different cultures throughout the ages A) Diction. B) Cesura. C) Archetype. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetype. 29. Where is the poem set? A) England. B) Ireland. C) Scandinavia. D) Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scandinavia. 30. What did Sir Ector want of Kay when he showed up with the sword from the stone? A) Cut the stone. B) Use it in the tournament. C) Use the magic of the sword. D) Put it back in the stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Put it back in the stone. 31. To whom does the Geat hero pledge his allegiance? A) Hrothgar. B) Shield Sheafson. C) The flag. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hygelac. 32. Most of the new people that came to the British Isles came from: A) Rome. B) Germany. C) Norway. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 33. Which is NOT a name of Hrothgar and Wealhtheow's children? A) Hrethric. B) Hrothmund. C) Hrothulf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothulf. 34. Heremond can be best described as? A) Grendels's sidekick. B) Beowulf's right hand mand. C) Cruel ruler who became bloodthirsty, and suffured in the end for having plagued his people. D) Unferth's son who tries to help Beowulf defeat Grendel's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cruel ruler who became bloodthirsty, and suffured in the end for having plagued his people. 35. How long has the dragon been guarding the treasure? A) The past 100 years. B) Only two years. C) The past 300 years. D) The past 200 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The past 300 years. 36. "They went up, up, up, trilling dew from their wings, and busily rested, and sang, and sang." A) Euphemism. B) Simile. C) Oxymoron. D) Pun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 37. Aria, Jackson, and Charlotte are playing a game where they need to guess the term for 'a man-eating giant; a terrifying person'. Can you help them? A) Fen. B) Culprit. C) Ogre. D) Boil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ogre. 38. Anglo-Saxons believed that events are predetermined. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. What is the name of the famous Viking warrior? A) Ragnar. B) Beowulf. C) Rothgar. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 40. How does Beowulf begin his fight with the dragon? A) He sneaks up and attempts to chop its head off. B) He summons him with a battle cry. C) He and his army of thanes storm its tower. D) Beowulf sends Wiglaf ahead to scout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He summons him with a battle cry. 41. Excessive pride, especially about oneself; brag A) Hoard. B) Boast. C) Oral Tradition. D) Transience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boast. 42. What does Beowulf think will decide the result of his fight with Grendel? A) His sword. B) His intelligence. C) The men he brought with him. D) Fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fate. 43. N. punishment in return for an injury A) Reprisal. B) Reparation. C) Theory. D) Murky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reprisal. 44. What does Beowulf tell Unferth to win the hearts of the king and queen? A) He tells Unferth that he killed his brother and if his hands were as hard as his heart he could protect his people. B) He calls him a liar and tells a story about Unferth in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He tells Unferth that he killed his brother and if his hands were as hard as his heart he could protect his people. 45. What is the den or dwelling place of a wild animal called? A) Lair. B) Cavern. C) Pyre. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lair. 46. Who challenges Beowulf's bravery? A) Scyld. B) Unferth. C) Edgetho. D) Wycliffe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 47. The type of imagery that appeals to your sense of touch is A) Tactile. B) Olfactory. C) Gustatory. D) Visual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tactile. 48. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words A) Alliteration. B) Alligator. C) Allure. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 49. The prefix "un" means ..... A) Without. B) Against. C) Under. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not. 50. These are the poets and minstrels during the Anglo-Saxon period. A) Jutes. B) Scops. C) Danes. D) Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scops. 51. To remove from the usual or proper place. A) Entwine. B) Violate. C) Banish. D) Displace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Displace. 52. The main character (in any type of story) is called the A) Conflict. B) Hero. C) Protagonist. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protagonist. 53. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? With his own hands he had killed Heatholaf A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The traction g. 54. ..... means exceptional skill or ability. A) Plight. B) Prowess. C) Assailable. D) Scop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prowess. 55. Hrothgar was Beowulf's king. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. What is the purpose of the boasting Beowulf does in this poem? A) He needs to appear strong to keep his men loyal. B) He is applying for a job, and his boasts are his resume. C) He believes he is better than everyone else. D) He wants people to be afraid of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is applying for a job, and his boasts are his resume. 57. A hero is endowed with great ..... A) Failure and ambition. B) Courage and strength. C) Conflict. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Courage and strength. 58. When Beowulf offered to slay Grendel, what characteristic does not define him? A) Humble. B) Courageous. C) Mighty. D) Straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humble. 59. Which line best describes why Beowulf refused to use weapons in the battle with Grendel? A) "Beowulf took off his armor, off his helmet, handed his figured sword to the attendant.". B) "Fate always goes as it will!". C) "if he dares seek me without weapon, then we two shall fight without, and wise God, that king, shall choose who shall win glory.". D) "I shall seize my enemy in my hand grip and fight, enemy against enemy, ". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "if he dares seek me without weapon, then we two shall fight without, and wise God, that king, shall choose who shall win glory.". 60. Grendel represents A) Mankind's greed. B) The forces of evil and the Devil. C) God's punishment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The forces of evil and the Devil. ← 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