This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 36 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 36 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was Grendel's arm "made of" ? A) Armor. B) Aluminum Foil. C) Titanium. D) Barbed steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barbed steel. 2. Which archetype would have the following motto:Power isn't everything, it's the only thing. A) The Lover. B) The Orphan. C) The Caregiver. D) The Ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ruler. 3. Beowulf looks down on Unferth because he's killed his own brothers. What does this suggest about Beowulf's character? A) He's self-righteous and cruel. B) He's suspicious of Hrothgar for keeping Unferth's company. C) He's afraid of Unferth and is lashing out because of it. D) He holds himself to a high moral standard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He holds himself to a high moral standard. 4. Which archetype would hate to be snowed in during a snow storm? A) The Explorer. B) The Ruler. C) The Creator. D) The Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Explorer. 5. Compelling is ..... A) Hiccupping. B) Boring. C) Hating. D) Interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interesting. 6. The name of Beowulf's sword A) Affliction. B) Heathen. C) Hrunting. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrunting. 7. A genre of poetry with lines meant to be recited by characters of the story. A) Lyric. B) Narrative. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dramatic. 8. When warriors were not on the battle field, they were A) At home with their wives. B) Practicing their fighting. C) Serving the King. D) Hanging out in the mead hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hanging out in the mead hall. 9. How many armed horses did Beowulf give to the king. A) Four. B) Two. C) Three. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 10. Why didn't Beowulf die when Grendel's mother stabbed him? A) The sword broke against Beowulf's skin. B) His armor protected him. C) Beowulf has healing abilities that kept him alive. D) Beowulf stabbed Grendel's mother in the throat before she could pierce him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His armor protected him. 11. "Shame upon you! Do your coward hearts knock at your ribs so loud You cannot hear me?" Who has the coward? A) The ten warriors. B) The Danes. C) Grendel and his mother. D) Unferth and Heardred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ten warriors. 12. Although Beowulf is a noble leader, he helps people because he continues to seek what? A) Kills. B) Money. C) Fame. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fame. 13. Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? A) Riddles and rot. B) Jutting jaw. C) Sliding slick. D) Waves dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waves dropped. 14. Same letter sound at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence A) Alliteration. B) Rhythm. C) Cutting. D) Kennings. E) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 15. While you may think you are....., you may make mistakes like everyone else. A) Resolute. B) Infallible. C) Lavish. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infallible. 16. DEFINE:Righteous A) Something you are entitled to. B) Legal. C) Morally good. D) In the right direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Morally good. 17. Disturbance, confusion A) Repute. B) Immemorial. C) Thermoyl. D) Murk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermoyl. 18. Symbolism is the use of symbols that stand for itself and a A) Divine ancestry. B) Greater meaning. C) Specialized metaphor. D) Great courage and strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greater meaning. 19. "Seeing how Grendel hunted in his sleep" is an example of which type of characterization? A) Direct characterization. B) Indirect characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect characterization. 20. If Grendel is not actually fighting with God, what does this statement imply about Beowulf? A) Beowulf is a representative of God in the battle against Grendel. B) Beowulf is destined to lose the battle against Grendel. C) Beowulf is immortal. D) Beowulf is fighting a battle that is beyond his capabilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf is a representative of God in the battle against Grendel. 21. What is the best paraphrase for this quotation?"His misery leapt the seas." A) Bad news stays local. B) Bad news spreads all over. C) Evil spreads if not stopped by water. D) Misery loves company. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bad news spreads all over. 22. After defeating Grendel's mother, Beowulf returns home and becomes king for the next A) 5 years. B) 50 years. C) 100 years. D) 25 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50 years. 23. Read the chapter "Grendel's Arm" . One sentence says, " ..... the horses tossed their manes and raced over the sandy road" . What can we infer about the mood of the story at this point? A) Everyone is sad and disappointed. B) The soldiers feel joyous at the defeat of Grendel. C) They are desperately searching for Beowulf. D) The horses are afraid to keep going. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The soldiers feel joyous at the defeat of Grendel. 24. Which of the following is *not* a trait shared by epic heroes across cultures? A) A call to adventure. B) Supernatural aid. C) A giant discovery. D) Humble beginnings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A giant discovery. 25. What is the message from the story of Sigemond and Fitela? A) It is better to use your brain than your muscles. B) Strength solves everything. C) Bigger is better. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is better to use your brain than your muscles. 26. How long does Grendel attack the hall? A) 12 weeks. B) 10 years. C) 10 days. D) 12 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 years. 27. Beowulf's father A) Wiglaf. B) Higlac. C) Edgetho. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edgetho. 28. How does Beowulf plan to show is bravery in his fight with Grendel? A) He will use his sword. B) He will fight with his bare hands. C) He will chop off his head. D) He will use his men to corner him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will fight with his bare hands. 29. An advantage; benefit A) Boon. B) Raven. C) Hoard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boon. 30. If Evelyn is a character in a short story, which verb best completes this sentence? "Evelyn then ..... into the carefully wrapped package and finds the greatest gift she has ever received" . A) Ripped. B) Rips. C) Rip. D) Is ripping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rips. 31. Which characteristic of Beowulf is NOT shown through the story of Brecca? A) Revenge. B) Brave. C) Honest. D) Humble. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revenge. 32. The suffix "ous" means ..... A) Filled with. B) Against. C) Amongst. D) Capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filled with. 33. Beowulf uses Hrunting to cut off Grendel's mother's head. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 34. Match the character with the description:Thane of Hygelac A) Hrothgar. B) Hygelac. C) Grendel. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 35. Harry soon realizes that the man he ..... at the train station earlier will become his nemesis. A) Sees. B) Saw. C) Has seen. D) Had seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had seen. 36. Why do we know so little about the people of this era? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) A great fire destroyed all the records. B) Records were kept in a language that modern historians can not decode. C) The people of this time period were illiterate, so historical records were not written down. D) Computer databases do not go back that far. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people of this time period were illiterate, so historical records were not written down. 37. "All in its path, he bore down on the pygmy king." This line contains: A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Synecdoche. D) Litotes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 38. An abstract idea is a: A) Paraphrase. B) Theory. C) Cesura. D) Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concept. 39. The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woful, " is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 40. To cleanse or purify A) Relish. B) Lament. C) Purge. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purge. 41. Another name for the sea travelers is the ..... A) Anglos. B) Fire Fighters. C) Columbus Warriors. D) Boat Captains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anglos. 42. What does the coastguard compare fighting Grendel to? A) A bear. B) A lion. C) The sea. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sea. 43. When was Beowulf most likely composed? A) 12th century. B) 9th century. C) 5th century. D) 8th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8th century. 44. How many battles does Beowulf face? How many parts are there to this story? A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 45. Restraint means..... A) To read all the time. B) To do whatever you want. C) To control your actions and emotions. D) To run freely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To control your actions and emotions. 46. For how many years does Herot stand empty and Grendel "won" ? A) 25. B) 12. C) 15. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 47. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for solace? A) Condolence. B) Pity. C) Consolation. D) Outraged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outraged. 48. How does the theme of community and cooperation emerge in the passage? A) Beowulf seeks to divide the Danes and the Geats further. B) The watchman welcomes Beowulf and his men into the community. C) Beowulf plans to compete with King Hrothgar for leadership. D) The watchman opposes Beowulf's mission and refuses cooperation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The watchman welcomes Beowulf and his men into the community. 49. These people weren't a class and were treated differently; they had very few rights. A) Slaves. B) Thanes. C) Women. D) Peasants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women. 50. Why is Grendel exiled from society? A) For crimes he committed in the Herot. B) For crimes his mother committed. C) The Danes do not like him. D) Punished for the crimes that his ancestor Cain committed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Punished for the crimes that his ancestor Cain committed. 51. Scholars believe "The Beowulf Poet" was most likely a A) Christian monk. B) Catholic clergy member. C) Baptist minister. D) Pagan priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christian monk. 52. "He was a rude and drunken fellow, always ready to argue, even with the king himself." A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Euphemism. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 53. From which group of people does Beowulf come? A) Scots. B) Brits. C) Geats. D) Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geats. 54. Central character of an epic A) Watches. B) Epic hero. C) Liege lord. D) Thane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic hero. 55. An unfortunate, difficult, or precarious situation. A) Reparation. B) Respite. C) Plight. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plight. 56. Unferth always picked at the ..... on his neck when he was anxious. A) Boil. B) Sinew. C) Spoor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boil. 57. Why does the thief steal the cup from the dragon? A) He was seeking revenge on the dragon. B) He was looking to get rich. C) He thought he would please Beowulf with it. D) He thought he could appease his slave master. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He thought he could appease his slave master. 58. What is the third and final monster that begins to attack Beowulf's kingdom A) Grendel Jr. B) Grendel's father. C) A three headed dog. D) A dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dragon. 59. These stories and incantations were never written down but were preserved in A) A mother's journal. B) Memory. C) A piece of wood. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Memory. 60. The beginnings of the English language started in the middle of the: A) 7th centruy. B) 5th century. C) 6th century. D) 8th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5th century. ← 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