This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 26 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Believable; reliable A) Intriguing. B) Relatable. C) Credible. D) Important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Credible. 2. Which of these would you not expect to always see in an epic poem? A) Adventure. B) A hero. C) Battles and war. D) Historical fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical fact. 3. True or False Beowulf is a true story. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 4. Courage, Revenge, Loyalty, Generosity A) Grendel, Grendel's Mother, Beowulf, Hrothgar. B) Wiglaf, Hrothgar, Wiglaf. Beowulf. C) Hrothgar, Grendel, Wiglaf, Beowulf. D) Beowulf, Grendel's Mother, Wiglaf, Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf, Grendel's Mother, Wiglaf, Beowulf. 5. Isla, Daniel, and Lily were playing a word game. They came across an adjective that means 'very disgusting, unpleasant'. Can you help them figure out the word? A) Culprit. B) Horrid. C) Fen. D) Lurking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Horrid. 6. What is the meaning of desolate? A) Devoted. B) Determined. C) Difficult. D) Deserted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deserted. 7. Higlac is Beowulf's lord and A) Nephew. B) Higlac. C) Unferth. D) Uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uncle. 8. Beowulf means "Bee Hunter" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. For something that's very harmful, especially a tumor that's cancerous, use the term ..... A) Malignant. B) Respite. C) Kith. D) Mettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malignant. 10. Where is Geatland? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) Germany. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweden. 11. What does an epic narrative tell? A) The exploits of witches. B) Feats of an outstanding hero. C) Animal adventures. D) Oral stories with morals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feats of an outstanding hero. 12. Word that means to attack someone or something. A) Disengage. B) Maul. C) Writhe. D) Douce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maul. 13. What is another name for a large waterfall? A) Cataract. B) Assonance. C) Moor. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cataract. 14. What did the dragon do when he found the cup missing? A) He got over it and went back to sleep. B) He attacked the village with fire. C) He found the thief and killed him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He attacked the village with fire. 15. Anthony decided to file a claim seeking ..... for the chronic respiratory problems he had suffered ever since he worked at the factory. A) Malice. B) Livid. C) Herald. D) Reparation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reparation. 16. Among the following choices, which typical literary device from Old English poetry helps establish a particular mood? A) Descriptive language such as flushed up and inflamed creates an anxious mood. B) Imagery such as gorged on him in lumps creates a satisfied mood. C) Alliteration such as blundering back with the butchered corpses creates a barbaric mood. D) Words with negative connotations such as greedy and brute create an energetic mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration such as blundering back with the butchered corpses creates a barbaric mood. 17. What language is Beowulf written in? A) Modern English. B) Middle English. C) Old English. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old English. 18. Beowulf is thought to have been written between A) 449-1066 CE. B) 400-700 CE. C) 700-1000 CE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 700-1000 CE. 19. What does Beowulf wear to protect himself from Grendel's mother's attacks? A) Chainmail armor. B) Plate armor. C) A coat of many colors. D) A magic helmet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chainmail armor. 20. On p. 15, 'cloven' means ..... A) To split. B) To split in two. C) To split into lots of pieces. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To split in two. 21. What did Beowulf use to kill Grendel's mother? A) His sword, Hrunting. B) His bare hands. C) A magic sword created by giants. D) The claw from Grendel's arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A magic sword created by giants. 22. This story travelled across civilizations during this time period on one piece of cloth parchment A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. On the basis of the story, what can you tell about King Hrothgar? A) He is well-liked and good to his men. B) He is lazy and does not want to fight Grendel alone. C) He cares only about himself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is well-liked and good to his men. 24. The dragon killed Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. "Foaming and gurgling, bubbling with hot blood." Gurgling and bubbling are an example of what literary device? A) Exposition. B) Bringing. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 26. Where does the story of Beowulf take place? A) Sweden. B) Finland. C) England. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 27. What does Beowulf hang from the rafters as a symbol of his strength and bravery? A) Grendel's head. B) Grendel's shoulder and arm. C) Grendel's foot. D) Grendel's tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's shoulder and arm. 28. What do the Geats do with Beowulf's corpse? A) Leave it in the dragon's lair. B) Bury it in the Geatland cemetery. C) Build a huge tower for a funeral pyre. D) Carry it back for his wife to identify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Build a huge tower for a funeral pyre. 29. Where is the only existing copy of Beowulf? A) The British Museum. B) The Tate Modern Art Gallery. C) The British Library. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The British Library. 30. What did the Anglo-Saxons call Britain? A) Britain-land. B) Anglo-land. C) Saxons-land. D) Angles-land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo-land. 31. Beowulf is coming all the way from Herot to fight Grendel. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 32. Why did Grendel hate people so much? A) Because he was cursed by God. B) Because they stole from him. C) Because they were sinners. D) Because he hated their happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he was cursed by God. 33. As Beowulf lay dying, what was his attitude toward his death? A) Acceptance. B) Amazement. C) Fear. D) Bitterness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acceptance. 34. The people who traveled around to tell the ancient stories were called A) Scops or bards. B) Poets. C) A DJ. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scops or bards. 35. The opposite of comity is: A) Hostility. B) Haste. C) Happiness. D) Hilarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hostility. 36. Why is it pointless for Beowulf's men to try and help their leader? A) Grendel eats them faster than they can attack. B) Their weapons have no effect on Grendel. C) Beowulf told them only he can defeat Grendel. D) God will not allow them to assist Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their weapons have no effect on Grendel. 37. The sword's handle, which protrudes from the scabbard A) Hilt. B) Hrunting. C) Prow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hilt. 38. Sigemund and Fitela faced what obstacle? A) Firedrake. B) Grendel's Mother. C) Snake. D) Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dragon. 39. A(n) ..... is a central figure in a long narrative who possess larger than life qualities such as bravery, loyalty, and heroism A) Allusion. B) Epic. C) Epic hero. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic hero. 40. The warriors ran away and hid in the woods when Beowulf fought the dragon. They were considered ..... A) Jealous. B) Cowards. C) Avengers. D) Brave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cowards. 41. Anglo-Saxon values include all of the following EXCEPT: A) Community. B) Individualism. C) Kinship. D) Generosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Individualism. 42. Stretched or pulled tight; not slack A) Taut. B) Fetter. C) Loathsome. D) Murky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taut. 43. Hrothgar's queen who considers Beowulf as a son after he defeats their enemies. A) Wealthow. B) Wiglaf. C) Beowulf. D) Ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wealthow. 44. The epic poem Beowulf was originally passed down in what form? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK1) A) Hieroglyphics. B) Through Latin writings. C) In the oral tradition. D) In the form of pictures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the oral tradition. 45. An antonym of purge is A) To break. B) The ceremony. C) To throw. D) To add. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To add. 46. How long did Grendel terrorize Herot? A) Five years. B) Twelve winters. C) 7 seasons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve winters. 47. What had Beowulf done to prove his worth to the court of Hygelac? A) He came back laden with riches for Hygelac. B) He freed the fen from the grip of the monsters. C) He had rid the kingdom of its subversive servants. D) He killed the two monsters in the land of the Danes, bringing with him riches and glory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He killed the two monsters in the land of the Danes, bringing with him riches and glory. 48. What happened to the manuscript of Beowulf in the 1700s? A) It was passed down to a king in England. B) It was damaged by fire. C) It was damaged by a flood. D) People sold pages of it to people on the streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was damaged by fire. 49. A recurrence or to resume something A) Relish. B) Reprise. C) Furrow. D) Hack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reprise. 50. What happened to the dragon's treasure? A) Buried with Beowulf. B) Shared among the Danes. C) Given to Wiglaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buried with Beowulf. 51. Clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing A) Valor. B) Lavish. C) Vehement. D) Accouterment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accouterment. 52. Which of the following definitions BEST defines myths? A) Stories people told through spoken word. B) Any stories about monsters, witches, or ghosts. C) Old stories told to scare people. D) Traditional stories used to explain / teach about the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traditional stories used to explain / teach about the world. 53. Definition = the state or quality of being widely honored or acclaimed A) Prowess. B) Hoard. C) Renown. D) Mandate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renown. 54. Which of the following words most closely replaces scourge in the following passage, without altering the meaning?here was Shield Sheafson, scourge of many tribes, a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes. This terror of the hall-troops had come far. A) Minion. B) Rebel. C) Downfall. D) Ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Downfall. 55. What is the purpose of using an elevated style of writing in Beowulf? A) To reflect the way people spoke at that time. B) To emphasize the significance of the story. C) To make the text more difficult to understand. D) To appeal to a specific audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To emphasize the significance of the story. 56. Incomprehensible means..... A) Easy to understand. B) Hard to believe. C) Loving others. D) Working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hard to believe. 57. Wife of Hrothgar A) Queen Victoria. B) Queen Wealhtheow. C) Helen of Troy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Queen Wealhtheow. 58. To punish or criticize someone strongly A) Forge. B) Praise. C) Approve. D) Chastise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chastise. 59. Epics originated from ..... A) Greek Mythology. B) Eastern Asia Ghost Tales. C) America Folktales. D) British Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greek Mythology. 60. Who is healfdanes son? A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) Grendel. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. ← 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