This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who challenges Beowulf upon his arrival? A) Hrothgar. B) Unferth. C) Grendel. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 2. How did Beowulf defeat the monster Grendel? A) Wrestles the monster barehanded. B) Killed the monster with a sword. C) Killed the monster with a bow and arrow. D) He drowned the monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrestles the monster barehanded. 3. Beowulf is a story about a Scandinavian hero that the ..... brought with them when they invaded England. A) The Vikings. B) The French & Romans. C) The Celts & Britons. D) The Angles & Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Angles & Saxons. 4. Why is Unferth upset with Beowulf? A) Unferth is upset that the woman he loves starts talking with Beowulf and calls him a great hero. B) Unferth is upset that Beowulf had lied about a previous battle in which he lost. C) Unferth is upset by Beowulf's courage, and that anywhere on earth had everacquired glory and fame greaterthan his own. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth is upset by Beowulf's courage, and that anywhere on earth had everacquired glory and fame greaterthan his own. 5. Jubilant noise, and celebration angered Grendel. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. When the dying Beowulf gives Wiglaf his gold necklace, the gesture means that A) Beowulf has captured the monster's treasure. B) Beowulf recognized Wiglaf's superior strength in battle. C) Beowulf is passing on the rulership of Geatland to Wiglaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf is passing on the rulership of Geatland to Wiglaf. 7. Beowulf is an epic poem which, firstly, spread through ..... A) TELEGRAMS. B) VERNACULAR. C) PUBLISSHED BOOKS. D) MANUSCRIPTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VERNACULAR. 8. How many children did Halfdane have? A) 6. B) 5. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 9. What does Grendel want to do when he first comes in contact with Beowulf? A) Kill Beowulf which is a sign of courage that the Anglo-Saxons valued. B) Flee to his lair which is a sign of cowardice which the Anglo-Saxons did not value. C) Fight every man in the hall which is a sign of courage that the Anglo-Saxons valued. D) Give his side of the argument which is a leadership quality that the Anglo-Saxons did not value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flee to his lair which is a sign of cowardice which the Anglo-Saxons did not value. 10. Which vocabulary word is synonymous with admire and adore? A) Renown. B) Hoard. C) Laud. D) Mandate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laud. 11. T?F:The hero in an epic is brought down by a character flaw. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 12. Beowulf's works require a lot of A) Promotion. B) Reward. C) Courage. D) Humility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Courage. 13. Why does Beowulf want to see the treasure? A) To see that what he died for will be a great help to his people. B) To claim the treasure for his burial to take to the next world. C) To finally get the riches he has fought for his entire life. D) To prove to his people that he actually killed the dragon before dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see that what he died for will be a great help to his people. 14. How does Beowulf introduce himself to the Danes? A) By reciting a poem about his heroic deeds. B) By challenging the Danes to a duel. C) By stating his name and lineage. D) By presenting a gift to the Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By stating his name and lineage. 15. Which term means arrangement of the parts of an image? A) Angle. B) Panel. C) Perspective. D) Palette. E) Composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Composition. 16. Who/What was Hrunting? A) Mead hall. B) Beowulf's sword. C) Beowulf's loyal kinsman. D) King of the Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf's sword. 17. What is an epic hero? A) A larger than life figure who has no superhuman abilities. B) A larger than life character that represents death. C) A larger than life life figure that stays in one place. D) A larger than life figure who often embodies the ideals of a nation or race. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A larger than life figure who often embodies the ideals of a nation or race. 18. Who is queen of the Geats? A) Unferth. B) Modthryth. C) Wealhtheow. D) Hygd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hygd. 19. Fill in the blank:Grendel was never able to ..... many friends. He usually ate them. A) Accumulate. B) Cringe. C) Disengage. D) Maul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accumulate. 20. What are some of the major themes in Beowulf? A) Heroism, loyalty, fate, power of storytelling. B) War, revenge, honor, courage. C) Love, betrayal, forgiveness, magic. D) Greed, deceit, corruption, justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heroism, loyalty, fate, power of storytelling. 21. Beowulf is from what time period? A) Anglo-Saxon. B) Tokugawa. C) Elizabethan. D) Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anglo-Saxon. 22. One thing we DO know about "Beowulf" is who wrote the story: A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. After realizing that his sword can't hurt Grendel's mother and his helmet can't protect him, why does Beowulf jump back into battle? A) He wants to die. B) He longs for fame. C) He is afraid of letting her roam free. D) He doesn't realize he's already lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He longs for fame. 24. How did Wiglaf and Beowulf defeat the Firedrake? A) Brute strength and muscle. B) Intelligence and cunning. C) Weapons and a well planned attack. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intelligence and cunning. 25. What word means:insult; deliberate offense A) Affront. B) Fen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affront. 26. Under Grendel's campaign of terror, some Danes went back to ..... A) France. B) Worshiping false gods. C) England. D) The ancestor's homeland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worshiping false gods. 27. Having a bad reputation; notorious A) Writhing. B) Cowering. C) Affliction. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 28. How did Beowulf "put Unferth in his place?" A) He handed him an apple upon having a dagger drawn on him. B) He made jokes at Unferth's expense. C) He convinced the King that Unferth was a worthless subject. D) He challenged Unferth to a fist fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He handed him an apple upon having a dagger drawn on him. 29. What is Tiw the god of? A) Sun. B) War. C) Music. D) Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) War. 30. If you're a wildly popular celebrity, you probably don't go anywhere without a formidable bodyguard.Formidable means ..... A) Medium sized. B) Small. C) Impressive in strength or excellence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impressive in strength or excellence. 31. Note that the ..... cells are invading and destroying the muscle fibers of the heart. A) Ply. B) Sheer. C) Malignant. D) Parley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malignant. 32. What is WYRD akin to?USE YOUR PAGAN HAND OUT A) HEROISM. B) FATE. C) PAGANISM. D) SHIP BURIAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FATE. 33. An exaggeration/overstatement used for effect. A) Theory. B) Hyperbole. C) Theme. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 34. What is the name of the mead hall that Grendel attacks? A) Distorted. B) Hagar. C) Hrunting. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distorted. 35. Imagine you are at a party and there is a person who is constantly trying to draw attention to themselves by bragging about their achievements. This person could be described as: A) Transmitters. B) Valiant. C) Jovial. D) Ambitious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transmitters. 36. The state of being related to others A) Kinship. B) Allegiance. C) Irony. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kinship. 37. An evil spirit or demon A) Culprit. B) Sinister. C) Fiend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiend. 38. King Hrothgar built a mead-hall called Heorot. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 39. Given Grendel's reaction to the Danes' singing in the mead-hall, the reader can infer that ..... A) Grendel hates goodness and that joy causes him pain. B) Grendel loves goodness and longs to be a part of the celebration. C) Grendel hates the Geats and eagerly awaits their arrival. D) Grendel hates the Danes and eagerly awaits their departure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel hates goodness and that joy causes him pain. 40. Anglo-Saxon bards were known as ..... A) Vikings. B) Warriors. C) Poets. D) Scopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scopes. 41. Choose the best word to create alliteration in this sentence:Frank ..... forced Felicia forward. A) Harshly. B) Firmly. C) Quickly. D) Softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Firmly. 42. The feelings evoked in the reader while reading A) Tone. B) Theme. C) Mood. D) Kinship. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 43. God drove him off, Outlawed him to the dry and barren desert, And branded him with a murderer's mark. A) Purge. B) Hoary. C) Spoils (n). D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 44. What is the purpose of Beowulf mentioning his past accomplishments to KingHrothgar? A) To impress Hrothgar with his wealth. B) To show off his knowledge of history. C) To establish his credentials and gain Hrothgar's trust. D) To challenge Hrothgar to a competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To establish his credentials and gain Hrothgar's trust. 45. Beowulf is one of the oldest poems in the English language. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 46. Which character hated Beowulf, and ended up being his character foil? A) Hrunting. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) Welthow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 47. Which is not one of the languages in which English has its roots? A) Norse. B) Russian. C) Latin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russian. 48. Which of the following lines from a poem demonstrates the use of caesura? A) "Beneath the moon's gentle glow, ". B) "She danced gracefully across the stage.". C) "The flowers bloomed in the garden.". D) "The river flowed steadily onward, ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Beneath the moon's gentle glow, ". 49. To retaliate; to get back at someone who has hurt you A) Baroques. B) Succinct. C) Affliction. D) Reprisal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reprisal. 50. An epic hero must undertake a ..... to achieve something of tremendous value for himself and his ..... A) Dragon / soldiers. B) Journey / son. C) Quest / society. D) Battle / society. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quest / society. 51. There was no ..... in her heart; she genuinely wanted to see her friend succeed. A) Solace. B) Malice. C) Infamy. D) Imperious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malice. 52. To whom does Grendel trace his lineage? A) Cain. B) Adam. C) Abel. D) Caleb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 53. What does Beowulf ask of Wiglaf as he lays dying? A) Find the others. B) Leave him alone to die. C) Go to the dragon's lair and find the treasure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go to the dragon's lair and find the treasure. 54. What are we told about Grendel's ancestry? A) He's a Geat. B) He's a descendant of Cain. C) He's a pagan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He's a descendant of Cain. 55. Celtic religion had all the following characteristics except- A) Priests called Druids. B) Ritual dances and human sacrifice. C) Worship of ancient Greek gods of wisdom. D) Belief in spirits who controlled all aspects of existence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worship of ancient Greek gods of wisdom. 56. He confronts the giant ogre Grendel and rips off his arm. A) Carlomagno. B) Roland. C) Beowulf. D) Rodrigo Diaz. E) Siegfried. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf. 57. High school students are known for taking Saturday morning ACT tests with great alacrity. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 58. Which of the following are Vikings known for? A) Being kind rulers. B) Raiding. C) Being farmers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raiding. 59. What culture does the story of Beowulf take place in? A) Chinese. B) Anglo-Saxon. C) Meso-American. D) Nordic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo-Saxon. 60. Which word was NOT used to describe Grendel? A) Friend. B) Demon. C) Fiend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friend. ← 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