This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My name is Beowulf, son of Edgetheow. I am Hygelac's warrior and his ..... A) Bestie. B) Foe. C) Kinsman. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kinsman. 2. Herot Hall is located in ..... A) Geatland. B) Denmark. C) England. D) Anglo-Saxon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 3. He took what he wanted all the treasures This is an example of: A) Tenacity. B) The clock. C) Theory. D) Loathsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The clock. 4. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother with what? A) His bare hands. B) The sword called "Hrunting". C) A swift kick to the head. D) His bow and arrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sword called "Hrunting". 5. It is unclear what kind of being Grendel really is. Thus, he A) Is a cultural body. B) Dwells at the gates of difference. C) Is a harbinger of category crisis. D) Always escapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is a harbinger of category crisis. 6. Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him? A) Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel. B) Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of security and to monitor his method of attacking,. C) Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel. D) Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of security and to monitor his method of attacking,. 7. Which character is known for their resourcefulness? A) Bilbo Baggins. B) King Arthur. C) Beowulf. D) Sir Gawain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bilbo Baggins. 8. Which does not reinforce the idea of Grendel as a force for evil? A) He had visited Hrothgar's Home before, knew the way . B) Gleamed in the darkness, burned with a gruesome Light. C) Intended to tear the life from those bodies. D) With the thought of food and the feasting his belly Would soon know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had visited Hrothgar's Home before, knew the way . 9. Showing nobility or dignity A) Purge (v). B) Shroud (n). C) Sentinel (n). D) Majestic (adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Majestic (adj). 10. What is the definition of 'Medievalism'? A) A system of thinking, spanning between 500-1300, in early Europe. B) An intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe during the 17th Century. C) A period in European history marking the transition between an older way of doing things and a more modern way. D) A period in which European countries explored countries in other parts of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A system of thinking, spanning between 500-1300, in early Europe. 11. Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror A) Ghastly. B) Ravenous. C) Talon. D) Vehement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ghastly. 12. Why does Beowulf come to Denmark? A) To seek revenge on King Hrothgar. B) To steal King Hrothgar's treasure. C) To challenge King Hrothgar to a duel. D) To help King Hrothgar and his people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help King Hrothgar and his people. 13. The epic hero cycle is largely a symbol of: A) The cycle of the forest. B) Protagonists living, dying, and resurrecting. C) Humans' life journey. D) A hero's story becoming an epic tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans' life journey. 14. Beowulf was translated into the English we now use in A) 1066. B) 1837. C) 1939. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1837. 15. Who gives Beowulf the sword, Hrunting, to fight Grendel's mother with? A) King Hrothgar. B) Wiglaf. C) The watchman. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 16. What is an epic poem? A) A long narrative poem on a serious subject. B) An epic traces the adventures of an hero. C) An epic is presented in an elevated and formal style. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 17. The language of Old English looks almost exactly like Modern English. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. An expression in Old English with a metaphorical meaning (ex., oar-steed, whale-road) A) Suspense. B) Didactic. C) Fate. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theory. 19. If your best friend is really struggling with her math homework, you might want to proffer her some advice-like suggesting that she get a tutor.In this sentence, proffer means A) To present an idea for acceptance or rejection. B) To make a noble achievement. C) To congratulate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To present an idea for acceptance or rejection. 20. What does Beowulf tell his men before he dives into the pool? A) Yeet. B) Dive in with me. C) Come search for me in two days. D) Don't risk your lives for me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't risk your lives for me. 21. Internal conflict is when characters expresses emotions for themselves. The internal conflict is usually hinted at when a character is speaking (witnessed between quotation marks). King Hrothgar tells us that he never wished to ask for help, yet we sense a type of internal conflict. What is it? A) He wishes to make Beowulf king of the Danes. B) He is wary about Beowulf's presence. C) He is desperate to aid his people so he is in woe. D) He is excited that the kingdom will have a new leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is desperate to aid his people so he is in woe. 22. Strip of wood or stone at the bottom of a doorway A) Threshold. B) Spawned. C) Infamous. D) Talon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Threshold. 23. How many men total went to fight the dragon? (Beowulf Visits the Dragon) A) 4. B) 1. C) 12. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13. 24. Why does Unferth challenge Beowulf? A) Unferth is bored and wants to see a good fight. B) Unferth hates Beowulf because he cannot defeat him. C) Unferth wants to make sure Beowulf is worthy of the Danes. D) Unferth is jealous of Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth is jealous of Beowulf. 25. Which command to build, which was the largest? A) A city. B) A wall. C) A party room. D) A port. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A party room. 26. Hrothgar became leader of the Danes because he A) Defeated all rivals. B) Gained honor and glory in battle. C) Was the next in line in his family. D) Usurped leadership from the rightful leader. E) Built the great hall Heorot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gained honor and glory in battle. 27. What does the word "thane" mean in this sentence? "All hail Macbeth! thane of Glamis and the thane of Cowdor!" A) A man with no possessions. B) A king of a country, particularly Scottland. C) A man who holds land granted by a king. D) A king who conquered another country through battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A man who holds land granted by a king. 28. ..... is the courage to carry on. A) Mettle. B) Respite. C) Canny. D) Beset. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mettle. 29. Which word means to cleanse or purify by removing impurities? A) Avenge. B) Purge. C) Writhe. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purge. 30. "My father Was a famous soldier, known far and wide As a leader of men. His name was Edgetho. His life lasted many winters; Wise men all over the earth surely Remember him still." This Quote is an example of A) The characteristics of an Epic Poem:The Ordinary World. B) The characteristics of an Epic hero:Supernatural foes. C) The Characteristsics of an Epic Poem:Call to adventure. D) The Characteristics of an Epic Hero:Noble Birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Characteristics of an Epic Hero:Noble Birth. 31. The King of the Danes is named ..... A) Distorted. B) Hrothgar. C) Arthur. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 32. Who didn't sleep that night standing guard? A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) The king. D) The Warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 33. To become known, seen, or understood A) Manifest. B) Ring. C) Barge. D) Lamentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manifest. 34. "Like Icarus, he flew too close to the sun" is an example of what type of literary device? A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Synecdoche. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 35. Flat-bottomed boat used to transport goods A) Lamentation. B) Ring. C) Manifest. D) Barge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barge. 36. The principle poetic device in Beowulf and much of Old English Poetry ..... the repetition of stressed sounds at the beginning successive words. A) Personification. B) Alliterative verse. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Danish prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliterative verse. 37. True or false:Anglo Saxons believed in an afterlife. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 38. Sleep of the sword A) Justice. B) Death. C) Curse. D) Nap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Death. 39. What type of competition does Beowulf have against Brecca? A) Foot race. B) Sword fight. C) Swimming match. D) Ale drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming match. 40. To profess, suppose, claim A) Presume. B) Assertion. C) Purport. D) Nonchalant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purport. 41. Who tells Beowulf there has been "no permission of my people for your landing here" ? A) The Princess of Herot. B) Hrothgar. C) A Danish Watcher. D) Onslaught. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Danish Watcher. 42. How does fate and destiny play a role in Beowulf? A) Fate and destiny determine the outcomes and shape the narrative. B) Fate and destiny have no impact on the events in Beowulf. C) The characters in Beowulf have complete control over their own fate and destiny. D) Fate and destiny are only mentioned briefly in Beowulf and do not play a significant role. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fate and destiny determine the outcomes and shape the narrative. 43. Beowulf's Crossing the Threshold occurs when A) Hrothgar gives him permission to stay and fight Grendel. B) He outboasts Unferth. C) He fights the sea monsters. D) He fights Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar gives him permission to stay and fight Grendel. 44. Which of the following passages contains a kenning that refers to Herot? A) "Up from his swampland, sliding silently / Toward that gold-shining hall" (lines 238-239). B) "By morning; the monster's mind was hot / With the thought of food and the feasting his belly" (lines 255-256). C) "And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel's / Taut throat, hell's captive caught in the arms" (lines 310-311). D) "Cliffs, wolf-dens where water pours / From the rocks, then runs underground" (lines 426-427). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Up from his swampland, sliding silently / Toward that gold-shining hall" (lines 238-239). 45. Fill in the blank:Following an exhilarating day of hiking, the adventurers convened around the campfire, eager to indulge and ..... on meticulously crafted s'mores A) Gorge. B) Repaired. C) Lament. D) Afflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gorge. 46. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic the epic hero is tested of on their epic journey? A) Wit. B) Strength. C) Courage. D) Deception. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deception. 47. Before he dies, Beowulf asks to see ..... A) The dragon's treasure. B) His mother. C) His children. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dragon's treasure. 48. The black belt fighter possessed great combat ..... A) Omens. B) Righteousness. C) Renown. D) Prowess. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prowess. 49. What is alliteration? A) A two word metaphor used in place of a noun. B) Repeated beginning consonant sounds. C) Rhyming of words within a line of poetry. D) The rhythm of regular meter in a poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repeated beginning consonant sounds. 50. Which of the following is an example of EPITHET? A) Hardy warrior. B) Ring-giver. C) Ring Danes. D) Word hoard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ring Danes. 51. Who became the king after Shild? A) Good. B) Halga. C) Beo. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beo. 52. Which of these is considered a supernatural element that helps Beowulf? A) Athena favors Beowulf and helps him whenever she can. B) He uses a magical giant's sword to defeat Grendel's Mother. C) Beowulf is the son of a god. D) He is fated to win his all of battles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He uses a magical giant's sword to defeat Grendel's Mother. 53. Why won't weapons affect Grendel? A) The weapons were bewitched. B) He is much too strong. C) He hates weapons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The weapons were bewitched. 54. What are grammar rules considered as? A) Accepted rules. B) Statistics. C) Data. D) Facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accepted rules. 55. True or False:Beowulf dies during the battle with the dragon. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. Define reparation A) Becoming partners again after a period of separation. B) Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong. C) The act of repairing something. D) An explanation delivered for the second time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong. 57. Terrorizes Hrothgar's kingdom A) Grendel. B) Beowulf. C) Unferth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 58. The first great English king who unified Britain by defending against the Danes is ..... A) Alfred the Great. B) King Hrothgar. C) William the Conqueror. D) King Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alfred the Great. 59. What was the name of the demon: A) Grendel. B) Gandall. C) Gretel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 60. The golden guest hall in the land of the Danes A) Distorted. B) Grendel. C) Hrothgar. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distorted. ← 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