This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 32 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the social structure of Anglo-Saxon society from top to bottom? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) Upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, king, slaves. B) King, lower class ceorls, upper class thanes, slaves. C) King, upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, slaves. D) Slaves, upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King, upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, slaves. 2. Define the italicized word: "with hilt of twisted gold, of steel infallible." A) Welded together. B) Weakened. C) Never failing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never failing. 3. What literary device is it when the author is stuck and magically fixes the protagonist's problems? A) Situational Irony. B) Deus ex Machina. C) Imagery. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deus ex Machina. 4. Minstrels who memorized and performed poetry A) Scopes. B) Swayed. C) Feud. D) Boast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scopes. 5. Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "A single request! I have come so far, O shelterer of warriors and your people's loved friend, that this one favor you should not refuse me-that I, alone and with the help of my men, may purge all evil from this hall." A) I traveled very far to meet the one your people love. Please do me a favor and help me to fight the beast. B) Please let me shelter your people so that they learn to love me like you. Then you can have peace again in your hall. C) I have one request that I travelled far to complete. Please allow me to defeat Grendel with the help of my fellow warriors, so that your mead hall may be free again. D) I would like to set up a purge of your people to rid your mead hall of evil. That way, those who are left will look up to you. Then they will help me with my requests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have one request that I travelled far to complete. Please allow me to defeat Grendel with the help of my fellow warriors, so that your mead hall may be free again. 6. Which word describes someone who cannot fail; they are invincible? A) Vehemently. B) Extolled. C) Infallible. D) Lavish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infallible. 7. Grendel finally shows fear when A) Beowulf first approaches him. B) He runs back to his den. C) Beowulf's men attack him. D) He is held fast in Beowulf's grip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is held fast in Beowulf's grip. 8. What genre is the story of " Beowulf" ? A) It is a short story. B) It is a novel. C) It is a sonnet. D) It is an epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is an epic poem. 9. After all her good fortune in previous years, who could have predicted her unfortunate ..... A) Plight. B) Wail. C) Affliction. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plight. 10. Who taunts Beowulf in Heorot? A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) Wealhtheow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 11. If you wanted to prove that Beowulf shows traits of being an epic hero in his fight with Grendel's Mother, which form(s) of evidence would you use? A) "But Beowulf longed for fame so fame comes to the men who mean to win it". B) "And in an instant she held him down, help helpless". C) "Fate will unwind as it must". D) Both A & C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A & C. 12. Grendel kills ..... men when he comes the first time A) 12. B) 15. C) 30. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30. 13. Which theme fits best?-Grendel gets angry when the men sing and feast in Herot A) Loyalty. B) Hospitality. C) Envy. D) Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Envy. 14. The Anglo-Saxon home was ..... A) Made of wood. B) Made of mud brick. C) Made of stone. D) Made of palm fronds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made of wood. 15. Reproduce; hatch; create A) Spawn. B) Sinew. C) Brood. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spawn. 16. As Grendel and Beowulf battle, which of the following happens? A) The Danes start in terror at the sounds of pain Grendel makes. B) The walls of Heorot shake as the two battle. C) Beowulf's men try to assist Beowulf. D) All of the answers listed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers listed. 17. Which of the following are poetic techniques the Anglo-Saxons used and are present in the written version of Beowulf that survives to this day? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Cutting. D) All of the above. E) Only kenning and caesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. What is the significance of Beowulf's lineage, as mentioned in the passage? A) It highlights his humble background. B) It establishes his noble heritage and heroic lineage. C) It indicates that he is unrelated to King Hrothgar. D) It reveals that he is a foreigner in Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It establishes his noble heritage and heroic lineage. 19. What is the definition of GORGE? A) To stuff with food; glut. B) To cleanse or rid of something undesirable. C) Cloth in which dead bodies are wrapped. D) Given birth to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stuff with food; glut. 20. Malignant:hostile, infectious, malicious A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 21. Grendel's mother's lair is A) So evil even a deer wouldn't touch it. B) In an underwater battle hall. C) Unnatural and eerie. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 22. Scops wrote the stories that they told and were considered the first authors. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. Beowulf says his king is..... A) Half-day. B) Higlac. C) Hrothgar. D) Woden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higlac. 24. The greater the mead hall, the greater the A) King. B) Riches. C) Warriors. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King. 25. Why did Wiglaf stay to fight with Beowulf? A) He felt it was his duty. B) Beowulf begged him to stay. C) He wanted the treasures. D) Wiglaf did not stay-he too left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He felt it was his duty. 26. Excessive pride and being boastful is acceptable in 6th century literature is also known as ..... A) HELLENISTIC. B) HUBRIS. C) HARDONOME. D) SYCOPHANCY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HUBRIS. 27. Which is the best example of someone beset by someone or something? A) A boat being launched from a pier. B) A chef getting help from an assistant. C) A woman being attacked by mosquitoes. D) A teenager walking with a few friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A woman being attacked by mosquitoes. 28. What do we know about Beowulf as literature? A) One of the last great works of literature. B) One of the first great works of literature. C) It's not a great work of literature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of the first great works of literature. 29. What wakes the dragon from its lair under the mountain? A) An upset stomach resulting in flatulence. B) An earthquake. C) He typically woke up every so many years. D) A robber stole gold from his lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A robber stole gold from his lair. 30. Celtic Priests were known as ..... A) Tonsures. B) Druids. C) Pagans. D) Thanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Druids. 31. When was the Anglo-Saxon Period A) 200-500 AD. B) 1066-1600 AD. C) 449-1066 AD. D) 780-1080 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 449-1066 AD. 32. Slayer of Grendel and personification of pure good A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) Super Slayer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 33. Which literary form is Beowulf? A) Poem. B) Novel. C) Short story. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poem. 34. An old English bard or poet A) Wyrd. B) Wergild. C) Scop. D) Poppit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scop. 35. What century is this story set in? A) Fifth century. B) Seventh Century. C) Sixth Century. D) Fourth century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fifth century. 36. You should not ..... about your accompishments. Stay humble. A) Positive deviation. B) Abduct. C) Boast. D) Fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boast. 37. Is Beowulf a Christian or Pagan text? A) Christian. B) Pagan. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both. 38. A portion of a ship's bow above the water A) Prow. B) Sentinel. C) Vengeance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prow. 39. Which word means being known for having a bad reputation? A) Boast. B) Lurk. C) Infamous. D) Bewitch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infamous. 40. Why does Beowulf ask for jewels, shining armor and gems? A) To give them away to the Geats. B) To burn them. C) For Wiglaf to take and lead the people with. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For Wiglaf to take and lead the people with. 41. Leaves his weapons outside the mead hall A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 42. Beowulf is an ..... because it is a long, narrative poem about a hero. A) Theory. B) Essay. C) Epic. D) Limerick. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic. 43. Weep, wail, sob, moan A) Lament. B) Loathsome. C) Reparation. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lament. 44. The operating language of poetry, language employed in a manner that sets poetry apart from other kinds of speech or writing. It involves the vocabulary, the phrasing, and the grammar considered appropriate and inappropriate to poetry at different times A) Formal Diction. B) Colloquial Diction. C) Poetic Diction. D) Slang Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poetic Diction. 45. Reached around uncertainly A) Groped. B) Uttered. C) Dissolved. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groped. 46. What causes the Dragon to be awaken A) Beowulf attacks it. B) Grendel's spirit awakens it. C) A slave steals a gold bar. D) A slave steals a chalice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A slave steals a chalice. 47. This man is the king of the Danes. A) Beowulf. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar. 48. A journey to a sacred place A) Reprisal. B) Pilgrimage. C) Succinct. D) Derived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pilgrimage. 49. Beowulf and Wiglaf ended up ..... A) Cutting the dragon in half. B) Pushing the dragon's carcass off a cliff. C) Punishing the warriors who deserted them. D) Gathering all of the treasure for transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting the dragon in half. 50. What does Beowulf find on the ground by the swamp? A) Jacket. B) Finger. C) Hand. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head. 51. Which of the following is NOT true of Scandinavia? A) Anglo Saxons Came from there. B) Anglo Saxons were converted to Christianity there. C) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes lived there. D) It was across the sea from Britannia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo Saxons were converted to Christianity there. 52. Who is more clever:Gawain or Bilbo? A) Bilbo. B) Gawain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bilbo. 53. On page 173 and going into page 175, what happens for the first time in Beowulf's career and what fails Beowulf? A) He makes peace with the dragon. B) He cowers from the Dragon and does not face it. C) His strength (and weapon) utterly fail him this time with no complete recovery. D) He realizes that the Dragon is really just a part of himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His strength (and weapon) utterly fail him this time with no complete recovery. 54. Beowulf was probably written down in the first century A) 10th century. B) 19th century. C) 20th century. D) 7th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7th century. 55. What happens to Beowulf's shield during battle? A) It falls off a cliff. B) It snaps in half. C) It melts when it caught on fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It melts when it caught on fire. 56. During this time, people looked for reassurance in the form of heroes who embodied strength, honor, and virtue. What was happening, at the time, to have people look forward to these stories as an escape A) A Change over or political leadership. B) Invasions and Plagues. C) Stealing of Money. D) Fights between warriors and monsters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invasions and Plagues. 57. A warrior is also known as a A) Epic. B) Mead hall. C) Thane. D) Homily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thane. 58. Bound the arms of A) Tempered. B) Canny. C) Pinioned. D) Scud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pinioned. 59. What are some major themes of Medieval texts? A) Good vs Evil, Virtue, the Seasons. B) Hero vs Evil, Dream Sequence, Moralism. C) Hero vs Evil, Wealth, Religion. D) Good vs Evil, Stream of Consciousness, Immoralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hero vs Evil, Dream Sequence, Moralism. 60. In the opening funeral, why did the people put armor on the ship for their fallen king? A) To show loyalty by putting armor on the ship to protect him. B) Because it was his armor. C) They did not need the armor anymore. D) People were on the ship with the fallen king and they needed armor to protect themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show loyalty by putting armor on the ship to protect him. ← 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