This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To infer is to come to a judgment or conclusion based upon evidence. What can we infer about Hrothgar's warriors? A) The warriors lack proper training. B) The warriors do not like their king. C) None of the warriors are as strong as Beowulf. D) The warriors are not scared of Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of the warriors are as strong as Beowulf. 2. Very old, coming from the past A) Bolster. B) Atrocious. C) Immemorial. D) Repute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immemorial. 3. Children or offspring, usually of animals A) Brood. B) Fetter. C) Presume. D) Marsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brood. 4. Covered with hammered gold and glowing in the sun A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. E) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 5. Why does Unferth love Grendel? A) They are brothers. B) They are both evil. C) They are both ugly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are both evil. 6. The King of the Danes. A) Hrothgar. B) Wiglaf. C) Unferth. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 7. The people who occupied most of Britain before the Anglo-Saxons were ..... A) The Germans. B) The Danes. C) The Celts. D) The Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Romans. 8. Which word means 'an important victory or achievement'? A) Proclaim. B) Voyage. C) Triumph. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triumph. 9. What did Beowulf do for the first few years he was home? A) He was king. B) He had a horse ranch. C) He was a bee keeper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was a bee keeper. 10. Formed or shaped, often with blows or pressure after heating A) Forged. B) Spawned. C) Scabbard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forged. 11. What historical era does Beowulf represent? A) The Renaissance. B) Norman Conquest. C) The Peak of the Roman Empire. D) Anglo-Saxon England. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anglo-Saxon England. 12. Because kings are appointed by God, Grendal is forbidden to approach the ..... A) The castle during his raids. B) The forest during his raids. C) The throne during his raids. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The throne during his raids. 13. He is a Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf. A) Wiglaf. B) Grendel. C) Unferth. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth. 14. Why aren't Beowulf's men helpful in the fight against Grendel? A) They sleep through the whole battle. B) Their weapons cannot hurt Grendel. C) Beowulf made them swear to stay out of it. D) They are too scared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their weapons cannot hurt Grendel. 15. The actual poem dates from the 8th century A) True, but the story may be set even earlier, around 500 A.D. B) False, dates back to 500 A.D. C) False, dates back to 500 B.C. D) False, dates back to the 11th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, but the story may be set even earlier, around 500 A.D. 16. Where could you see a copy of the Beowulf poem today? A) The Vatican in Rome. B) The British Library. C) The British Museum in London. D) National Archives in Washington, D.C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The British Museum in London. 17. Vocabulary word that means lasting a long time, endless A) Insinuate. B) Foretaste. C) Interminable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interminable. 18. What does "PILGRIMAGE " mean? A) Tense or tightly flexed. B) Something that causes suffering or pain. C) A journey to a historical or religious site. D) To eliminate or wash away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A journey to a historical or religious site. 19. Rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling A) Purge. B) Relish. C) Cowering. D) Writhing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purge. 20. What kind of elements appear in the supernatural lake in Beowulf? A) Giants. B) Witches. C) Dragons. D) Sea-monsters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea-monsters. 21. My parents ( ) me for not finishing all my chores this weekend. A) Plundered. B) Vexed. C) Reproached. D) Lamented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reproached. 22. Concerned with understanding the role of power, politics, and money in literary texts A) Marxist. B) Marxism. C) Feminism. D) Feminist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marxist. 23. How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf? A) Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father. B) He read about him on the internet. C) Beowulf once proposed to his daughter. D) Beowulf had gained a widespread reputation after slaying a drago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father. 24. Describe loathsome. A) Extremely disgusting; repulsive; offensive. B) Feeling of intense remorse. C) Feeling of intense happiness. D) Feeling of intense sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely disgusting; repulsive; offensive. 25. Is Beowulf is written in "Olde English" ? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 26. Why did Anglo-Saxons use kennings? A) It was easier, like when we use slang. B) To be poetic and creative. C) They had a limited vocabulary. D) They used them as a code that other tribes would not recognize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had a limited vocabulary. 27. What almost happened to the epic poem during history? A) The poem almost burned in a fire. B) The poem was lost forever. C) The poem was sold for 3 million dollars. D) The poem was stolen by thieves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poem almost burned in a fire. 28. To suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way A) Murmur. B) Insinuate. C) Exploit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insinuate. 29. A ..... is a break from something that's difficult or unpleasant. A) Malignant. B) Fen. C) Respite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respite. 30. What is the meaning of the word "undulation" in the following context: "Looping the sluggish wave, in slow undulation" ? A) Wave-like motion. B) Rhythmic, music-like motion. C) Carefully planned attack. D) Circular movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wave-like motion. 31. What part of Grendel was hung as a trophy under the roof of Heorot? A) LEG. B) WHOLE BODY. C) ARM. D) HEAD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ARM. 32. Which of the following words is a loyalty agreement between a king/lord and a thane? A) Wyrd. B) Company. C) Polytheism. D) Wergild. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Company. 33. After Beowulf's death, his people can expect attacks from old enemies that include all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) The Swedes. B) The Frisians. C) The Franks. D) The Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Geats. 34. According to the chapter "Grendel's Arm, " why didn't the soldiers feel sorry for Grendel? A) They always hated Grendel. B) He called them names. C) All of the soldiers were jerks. D) Because of all of the harm he had done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of all of the harm he had done. 35. In the Christian culture people are judged based on the Ten Commandments rather than fate. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Station 1:What is the definition of an epic poem? A) An archaic and historically significant poem. B) An impressive and popular poem. C) A long narrative poem. D) A short unrhyming poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A long narrative poem. 37. Word that means showing flattery or affection. A) Accumulate. B) Cower. C) Fawning. D) Bemused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fawning. 38. World Tree, the support for the nine worlds. Some believe the Christmas tree is a carry-over of this ancient sacred tree. A) Yggdrasil. B) Jotunheim. C) Svartalfheim. D) Midgard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yggdrasil. 39. Pictures in your mind from something read or heard. A) Alliteration. B) Rhythm. C) Cesura. D) Kennings. E) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Imagery. 40. The Rosewood High School wrestling team has been ..... in the media for their 3 state championships. A) Extolled. B) Vehemently. C) Furled. D) Lavish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extolled. 41. Who doubted Beowulf's status as a renowned hero? A) Hrothgar. B) Unferth. C) Wiglaf. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 42. What is singing when Beowulf wakes up the next morning? A) Unferth's Ghost. B) To where. C) A raven. D) Wealtheow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A raven. 43. The bitter and ..... relations between the employees and management eventually resulted in a worker strike. A) Writhing. B) Reclusive. C) Dauntless. D) Rancorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rancorous. 44. Which line from the passage provides evidence of the theme of heroism andcourage? A) "I swam In the blackness of night, hunting monsters Out of the ocean ". B) "God must decide Who will be given to death's cold grip.". C) "Perhaps Hrothgar can hunt, here in my heart, For some way to drive this devilout ". D) "We have come seeking Your prince, Healfdane's son, protector Of this people, only in friendship ". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "God must decide Who will be given to death's cold grip.". 45. If you present something for acceptance or rejection, you ..... it. A) Ordain. B) Mettle. C) Proffer. D) Renounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proffer. 46. How long has Grendel been attacking? A) 30 years. B) 12 years. C) 2 years. D) 15 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 years. 47. A story teller or bard is also known as a/an A) Scop. B) Gossip. C) Epic. D) Haughty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scop. 48. The main goal of a fable is A) To entertain. B) To educate. C) To inform. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To educate. 49. Who helps Beowulf defeat the enemy from Question 2? A) Wiglaf. B) Beowulf faces the enemy alone throughout the fight. C) Hrothgar. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 50. What does Beowulf use to defeat the Firedrake? A) Bees. B) Brisingamen. C) A sword. D) His bare hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bees. 51. Identify the caesuras in the lines that follow: "As dark as the air, as black as the rainThat the heavens weep. Our only help ..... " A) The words "Rain" and "help". B) Between "air" and "as" and "weep" and "Our". C) Between "black" and "as" and "weep" and "Our". D) It's impossible to determine in modern English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between "air" and "as" and "weep" and "Our". 52. Using the text, what can we infer will happen to Hrothgar's hall? A) It will become vibrant with life after he is gone. B) It will be destroyed. C) It will be remodled. D) It will stand for centuries to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It will be destroyed. 53. Grendel is a descendant of Cain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Beowulf only fights the dragon so he can be rich and famous-he is only concerned about his reputation. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 55. When Beowulf learns that King Hrothgar's men have been attacked by Grendel, he ..... A) Waits to see if someone else will go help the king. B) Is fearful of Grendel and is nervous but decides to help the king. C) Orders his men to go ahead and see if they can defeat Grendel first. D) Does not hesitate to leave his land and help the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Does not hesitate to leave his land and help the king. 56. Harper, Zoe, and Henry are playing a game of hide and seek. What does it mean when one of them waits somewhere secretly to attack the others? A) Surprised. B) Lurked. C) Despaired. D) Worried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lurked. 57. The Song of the Nibelungs tells the adventures of..... A) Siegmund. B) Sieglinde. C) Siegfried. D) Rodrigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siegfried. 58. What does purify; cleanse mean? A) Purge. B) Rinse. C) Destroy. D) Prepare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purge. 59. As epic hero, Beowulf possesses all of the following characteristics EXCEPT A) Receives an unhealable wound. B) Has a special weapon only he can wield. C) Unusual circumstances of birth. D) Must prove himself many times while on adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unusual circumstances of birth. 60. Select the correct term for the following definition:having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy A) Reparation. B) Malice. C) Imperious. D) Fetter. 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