This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is Shield Sheafson, and what is significant about his life and death? A) He is a mythical god worshiped by the Danes. B) He is a monster that terroized the ancient Danes. C) He is a renowned poet of the Danes. D) He is a great king of the ancient Danes who founded their royal line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is a great king of the ancient Danes who founded their royal line. 2. What are the Geats? A) Hygelac's clan. B) Grendel's mother's clan. C) Beowulf's clan. D) Grendel's clan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf's clan. 3. Why is loyalty important in Beowulf? A) Loyalty is important in Beowulf because it defines relationships and drives the plot. B) Loyalty is important in Beowulf because it is a minor theme that doesn't affect the characters. C) Loyalty is important in Beowulf because it creates unnecessary conflicts. D) Loyalty is not important in Beowulf because it has no impact on the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty is important in Beowulf because it defines relationships and drives the plot. 4. Beowulf shows that Anglo-Saxons value all of these except A) Loyalty to family, friends, and lords. B) Accepting one's fate. C) Personal valor. D) Only doing things for a reward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only doing things for a reward. 5. Many thought this illness had changed him from a slightly arrogant young man into one who was sympathetic to the ..... of others. A) Parley. B) Gable. C) Fen. D) Plight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plight. 6. How does Beowulf's character change throughout the poem? A) Beowulf's character changes from a young and ambitious warrior seeking glory and fame to a wise and selfless king who prioritizes the well-being of his people. B) Beowulf's character changes from a cowardly and selfish individual to a brave and selfless hero. C) Beowulf's character changes from a wise and selfless king to a young and ambitious warrior seeking glory and fame. D) Beowulf's character remains the same throughout the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf's character changes from a young and ambitious warrior seeking glory and fame to a wise and selfless king who prioritizes the well-being of his people. 7. Which of the following quotations from Beowulf does not contain alliteration? A) "The hoard-guard recognized / a human voice ". B) "It was no easy thing/ to have to give ground like that and go ". C) "Then he addressed each dear companion ". D) "'I remember that time when mead was flowing "'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Then he addressed each dear companion ". 8. Firmness of purpose A) Resolve. B) Plight. C) Retainers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolve. 9. Who stays and helps Beowulf? A) Waglif (begrudgingly, he helps Beowulf against his better wishes). B) Ligwaf (chastises his fellow comrades and says he would rather die in battle than behave so dishonorably). C) Wiglaf (begrudgingly, he helps Beowulf against his better wishes). D) Wiglaf (chastises his fellow comrades and says he would rather die in battle than behave so dishonorably). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf (chastises his fellow comrades and says he would rather die in battle than behave so dishonorably). 10. What is the historical context of the prologue in Beowulf? A) The colonization of England by the Vikings and the spread of Norse culture. B) Migration of Germanic tribes to England and establishment of Anglo-Saxon culture. C) The development of the printing press and its impact on literature. D) The rise of the Roman Empire and its influence on England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration of Germanic tribes to England and establishment of Anglo-Saxon culture. 11. The character or force that BLOCKS the main character (in any type of story) is called the A) Hero. B) Protagonist. C) Antagonist. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 12. Reffering to Grendel as "that shadow of death" is an example of? A) Kennings. B) Boast. C) Cutting. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 13. What can you infer about Beowulf based on his physical description in the second part of the epic? A) He is always relectant to help others in need. B) He is an arrogant and boastful person. C) He is always ready to defend his lands and neighbors against any threat. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is always ready to defend his lands and neighbors against any threat. 14. Who was the only person who stayed with Beowulf during Beowulf's Last Battle (the one with the dragon)? A) Hrunting. B) Higlac. C) Wiglaf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 15. Where does Beowulf sail from to help the Danes? A) Gaetland. B) Denmark. C) Germanic territories. D) Scandinavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gaetland. 16. What does Grendel symbolize in Beowulf? A) Peace and harmony. B) Good and order. C) Bravery and heroism. D) Evil and chaos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evil and chaos. 17. What is the monster's name? A) Heorogar. B) Heorot. C) Garmor. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel. 18. What are some of the characteristics that make Grendel a fearsome opponent? A) Grendel's immense strength, ferocity, and ability to heal quickly from wounds. B) Grendel's inability to withstand pain and injuries. C) Grendel's small size and lack of physical power. D) Grendel's lack of intelligence and strategy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's immense strength, ferocity, and ability to heal quickly from wounds. 19. An antonym of writhe is: A) To twist. B) To wind up. C) To contort. D) To straighten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To straighten. 20. Metaphorical compound words or phrases substituted for simple nouns (example: "shepherd for evil" for Grendel) A) Cesura. B) Archetype. C) Theory. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 21. Beowulf gives Wiglaf all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) His gold helmet. B) Hrunting. C) His rings. D) His gold necklace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrunting. 22. Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place, plunder, loot, haul, pickings A) Sufficient. B) Layers. C) Spoils. D) Culprits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spoils. 23. What was the first proof of the monster's defeat? A) Its severed arm. B) Its severed leg. C) The bubbling pond. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its severed arm. 24. How did the Geats honor Beowulf? A) Constructed a strong and tall tower. B) Buried the treasures from the Dragon at the monument. C) Sealed his ashes in the wall?. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 25. Who does Beowulf look for after he kills Grendel's mother? A) Grendel. B) Kaylin. C) Oedipus. D) Humpty Dumpty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 26. And when the battle was over, Beowulf's followers ..... A) Rejoiced and celebrated his great victory. B) Came out of the wood, cowards and traitors. C) Wept and mourned the loss of their great king. D) Traveled throughout the land spreading the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Came out of the wood, cowards and traitors. 27. What is the name of Beowulf's homeland? A) England. B) Geatland. C) Sweden. D) Norway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geatland. 28. What is the significance of Grendel's mother in Beowulf? A) Grendel's mother is a representation of evil and darkness. B) Grendel's mother is a symbol of purity and innocence. C) Grendel's mother seeks revenge and represents maternal vengeance. D) Grendel's mother is a minor character with no significance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's mother seeks revenge and represents maternal vengeance. 29. Drag and drop to FILL IN THE BLANK:In order to have enough weapons for the battle, we needed to melt any metal we could find first and then (a) it into swords. A) Majestic (adj). B) Purge (v). C) A Forge (v). D) Lair (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Forge (v). 30. Who is the jealous Dane warrior who told untruthful tales of Beowulf against Breca? A) Sigemund. B) Unferth. C) The Healds. D) Scyld. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 31. What advice does the coast guard give Beowulf? A) Go for Grendel's right side. B) Have fun. C) Go back. D) You can win if you really try. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go back. 32. Disgusting; hateful A) Affliction. B) Murky. C) Taut. D) Loathsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loathsome. 33. After Grendel kills one Geat, Beowulf starts fighting him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Jumping into a rushing river to save a drowning dog is a(n) ..... act. A) Loathsome. B) Reclusive. C) Rancorous. D) Dauntless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dauntless. 35. What were the men that arrived with Beowulf known as? A) Geats. B) His men. C) Beowulf's friends. D) Beowulf's warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geats. 36. Define loathsome A) Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. B) Highly odorous; reeking of stench. C) Full of some loathe. D) Extremely lazy and irresponsible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. 37. Skillful, clever, tricky A) Hack. B) Grate. C) Lament. D) Artful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artful. 38. What can you infer as to why the Geats would not help Beowulf fight the dragon? A) They were acting as cowards. B) They were not there. C) They were stealing the gold while Beowulf fought. D) They wanted Beowulf to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were acting as cowards. 39. Without a son after his death, Beowulf A) Can name Higlac is heir. B) Does not have an heir. C) The Geats can elect their new King. D) Can name Wiglaf King of the Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not have an heir. 40. Who said the following quote? "Surely the ale-can has wrought wth thee, ..... that thou hast said such things about Breca." A) The King. B) Beowulf. C) Unferth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 41. Rather than killing like her son, Grendel's mother instead ..... A) Uses her vengeance to kill the one warrior Hrothgar would miss the most. B) Uses her fierceness to destroy Herot and take her son's arm back to her lair. C) Uses her beauty to seduce the warriors and then seek revenge. D) Uses her cleverness to trick the warriors and bring Grendel back to life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses her vengeance to kill the one warrior Hrothgar would miss the most. 42. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for imperious? A) Dictatorial. B) Angry. C) Arrogant. D) Tyrannical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry. 43. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? The dread of the land was desperate to escape A) The traction g. B) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 44. The strongest surviving institution was? A) The public school system. B) The Roman Catholic Church. C) The barter and trade system. D) The system of public works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Roman Catholic Church. 45. Language for all it's power is ..... A) Fragile. B) Insignificant. C) Delicate. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fragile. 46. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an epic? A) Small setting. B) Supernatural forces. C) Hero with superhuman strength. D) Hero is internationally known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small setting. 47. Garlic is anathema to vampires (ditto for stakes and daylight).In this sentence, anathema means ..... A) Something that is detested. B) Something that is liked. C) Something that no one cares about. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that is detested. 48. The central issue in Beowulf is ..... A) Good vs. evil. B) Attacks in the city. C) The mead hall. D) The Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good vs. evil. 49. Why does Grendel attack Heorot? A) He hates to see men happy. B) He wasn't invited to the party. C) His mother orders him to. D) His father orders him to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He hates to see men happy. 50. If you are absent, where do you look to find the work you missed and how long do you have to turn it in? A) Google Classroom, a week. B) Google Classroom, three days. C) Google Classroom, a month. D) Ms. O'Dell (it's her job), a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Google Classroom, three days. 51. Which of the following is a kenning? A) Tree-hugger. B) Grape-smasher. C) Crown-bearer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 52. What genre are epic poems included in? A) Ethic. B) Epic. C) Medieval tales. D) Oral narratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 53. Who was Aeschere? A) Hrothgar's nickname. B) Hrothgar's son. C) Hrothgar's advisor. D) Hrothgar's enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar's advisor. 54. Who is Hrothgar? A) King of the Swedes. B) King of the Geats. C) King of the Danes. D) King of the British. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King of the Danes. 55. "Take what I have, lead my people, help them, my time is gone." This was said by A) Beowulf to Higelac. B) Wiglaf to Beowulf. C) Beowulf to Wiglaf. D) Hrothgard to Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf to Wiglaf. 56. An antonym for this word is kind. A) Culprits. B) Weary. C) Malicious. D) Boil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malicious. 57. What two things does Beowulf present to Hrothgar? A) Grendal's mother's head and the hilt of the sword. B) Grendel's arm and the sword. C) Grendel's head and sword Hilt. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's head and sword Hilt. 58. Where is Beowulf set? A) Scandinavia. B) England. C) France. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scandinavia. 59. (n) a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal. A) Fetters. B) Hilt. C) Scabbard. D) Dagger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scabbard. 60. Who is referred to as "Water Witch?" A) Beowulf's homeland. B) Wyrd. C) Grendel's Mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's Mother. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 6Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8Beowulf Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books