This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 37 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Most Anglo Saxons believed that fate controlled their destinies. What did they call it? A) Wyrd. B) Druidism. C) Polytheism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wyrd. 2. Which of the following is an NOT Anglo-Saxon belief? A) Christianity. B) Atheism. C) Lucky charms. D) Superstitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atheism. 3. Which term means point of view of an image, which may be close up, middle distance, or long distance? A) Perspective. B) Composition. C) Palette. D) Angle. E) Panel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perspective. 4. Which character does the following quote refer to: "Even a queen outstanding in beauty must not overstep like that. A queen should weave peace, not punish the innocent with loss of life for imagined insults." A) Hygd. B) Good. C) Wealtheow. D) Modthryth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modthryth. 5. An epic is ..... A) An account of a person's life written by another person. B) A long narrative poem that tells about the adventures of a hero. C) A novel that describes several generations of a family. D) A literary work set in a particular historical period and based on true events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A long narrative poem that tells about the adventures of a hero. 6. What is the meaning of "heedless" in the following context: "But noble Beowulf, heedless of gain, hastily brushed ..... "? A) Wishful. B) Determined. C) Careless. D) Weary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Careless. 7. What did Hrothgar give Beowulf after he killed Grendel's mother? A) 12 chests of gems &50 shillings. B) A shilling. C) A bone. D) 12 chests of gold & gems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 chests of gold & gems. 8. A Geatish hero; the protagonist of the epic. A) Unferth. B) Wiglaf. C) Beowulf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf. 9. The hero ( ) his friend's death at the hands of the monster. A) Avenged. B) Hoarded. C) Plundered. D) Endowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avenged. 10. What are Hrothgar's men doing when Grendel arrives the first time? A) Telling Stories. B) Sleeping. C) Drinking. D) Fighting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleeping. 11. The antagonists of Beowulf are Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. A Germanic inhabitant of England between 400 CE and the Norman conquest of 1066. A) Theme. B) Fate. C) Anglo-Saxon. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxon. 13. What does Beowulf do when he realizes that he is going to lose to the dragon? A) Blames God. B) Continues to fight. C) Dies. D) Begs his men for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continues to fight. 14. Who eventually fulfills the "resurrection" phase of the epic hero cycle in "Beowulf?" A) Unferth. B) Welthow. C) Wiglaf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 15. At the beginning of Beowulf, the monster Grendel is described as a "descendant of Cain." This is an example of A) Imagery. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 16. What does the acronym EPIC represent regarding an epic hero? A) It stands for how amazing this poem is going to be. B) It stands for characteristics of an archetypical epic hero. C) It stands for the larger-than-life character of Beowulf. D) It stands for the heroic Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It stands for characteristics of an archetypical epic hero. 17. Beowulf takes this as a trophy. A) The dragon's head. B) A claw. C) Grendel's Arm. D) Grendel's Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's Arm. 18. Bravery and honor were important values of the Anglo-Saxons. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What quality made Scyld's son well-liked by his father's friends? A) Bravery. B) Loyalty. C) Kindness. D) Determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kindness. 20. An agreement to stop fighting A) Comrades. B) Swayed. C) Truce. D) Relished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Truce. 21. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Beowulf learns about Grendel. A) Ordinary World. B) Call to Adventure. C) Assistance. D) First Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call to Adventure. 22. When we first read about the battle with Grendel, we see the battle from whose perspective? A) Grendel. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) One of the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 23. Why does Beowulf fight Grendel without a sword? A) He doesn't want his king to think he's a coward. B) Grendel doesn't use any weapons so it wouldn't be fair. C) He knew about Grendel's magical spell making weapons useless. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 24. When Beowulf returns home from defeating Grendel and Grendel's mother, he forcefully overthrows the king and puts himself in charge. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help? A) Beowulf; a superiority complex. B) Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men. C) Unferth; alcoholism. D) Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men. 26. What does Beowulf think happened to Unferth? A) Something came from the fen to take Unferth and took the arm with it. B) Something came from the fen to take Grendel's arm and took Unferth with it. C) Something came from the fen to take Unferth and he offered to take the arm with him. D) Something came from the fen to take Hrothgar and took Unferth with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something came from the fen to take Grendel's arm and took Unferth with it. 27. He is described as a creature of darkness exiled from happiness and accursed of God, the destroyer and devourer of our human kind A) Glenda. B) Gredella. C) Grendel. D) Greta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 28. Where does Grendel attack? A) The houses. B) The fields. C) Distorted. D) The marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distorted. 29. "It harrowed him to hear the ..... of the large banquet ..... " A) Reparation. B) Maraud. C) FROM. D) Anathema. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FROM. 30. Who distrusts Beowulf? A) Wealtheow. B) Brecca. C) Hrothgar. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 31. When you complete a task and makes you feel accomplished on the inside, what form of motivation is this? A) Extrinsic. B) Intrinsic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intrinsic. 32. After Grendel is killed, who comes looking for revenge? A) Unferth. B) The Dragon. C) Grendel's Mother. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's Mother. 33. What is Beowulf's attitude toward death as he lay dying? A) Fear. B) Acceptance. C) Amazement. D) Bitterness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptance. 34. Sails the swan-road to challenge Grendel A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 35. By using the kenning, "ring-giver, " what does the author want to highlight about Beowulf? A) His generosity. B) His wealth. C) His courage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His generosity. 36. What is the importance of mead halls in Beowulf? A) Mead halls in Beowulf are used for agricultural purposes. B) Mead halls in Beowulf serve as social and cultural centers for warriors. C) Mead halls in Beowulf are places of worship. D) Mead halls in Beowulf are used for educational purposes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mead halls in Beowulf serve as social and cultural centers for warriors. 37. Which of the following is a SYNONYM for Spawn? A) Destroy. B) Hate. C) Love. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 38. Discuss the significance of diazeugma in Beowulf in relation to the theme of fate and destiny. A) Diazeugma symbolizes the power of love and relationships in Beowulf. B) Diazeugma highlights the importance of food and feasting in Beowulf. C) Diazeugma represents the struggle between good and evil in Beowulf. D) Diazeugma emphasizes the interconnectedness of fate and destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diazeugma emphasizes the interconnectedness of fate and destiny. 39. Who was Hrothgar's great grandfather? A) Beowulf. B) Leif Erikson. C) Grendel. D) Shield Sheafson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shield Sheafson. 40. Body of men who serve the king A) Wyrd. B) Company. C) Watches. D) Scop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Company. 41. What does Wiglaf tell the Geats after Beowulf dies? A) Wiglaf summarizes the brave battle that Beowulf fought with the dragon. B) That they have lost all honor and are a disgrace to their people. C) That he will soon be the new King of the Geats and that he is proud of their loyalty to Beowulf. D) That the dragon took his last flight-traveling out into the unknown to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That they have lost all honor and are a disgrace to their people. 42. What is the definition of epic? A) A satirical publication. B) An editorial recording of a hero's deeds. C) A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds. D) A short persuasive essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds. 43. What was Beowulf's father's name? A) Edgetho. B) Grendel. C) Wiglaf. D) Half-day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edgetho. 44. Which 3 groups invaded after the Romans? A) Normans, Vikings, and Jutes. B) Angles, Saxons, and Britons. C) Angles, Saxons, and Gaels. D) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. 45. How many men does Grendel grab and rush off with on his first night of terror? A) 50. B) 30. C) 2. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30. 46. How does Beowulf get to Hrothgar's kingdom? A) Uber. B) Driving a wagon. C) Riding a horse. D) Sailing a ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sailing a ship. 47. To praise enthusiastically A) Furled. B) Solace. C) Extolled. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extolled. 48. What Bible story was inserted into Hrothgar's men's song? A) Daniel & the lions' den. B) Jesus dying on the cross. C) Moses & the Ten Commandments. D) God's creation of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) God's creation of the Earth. 49. What are the two worlds of the Hero's Journey? A) Microcosm and Macrocosm. B) Mars and Venus. C) Ordinary World and Special World. D) Inner and Outer World. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ordinary World and Special World. 50. What word means:great happiness A) Mizzle. B) Felicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Felicity. 51. Difficult or dangerous situation, especially sad predicament A) Resolve. B) Plight. C) Retainers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plight. 52. Beowulf is the story of a A) Germanic Warrior. B) Anglo Saxon King. C) Anglo Saxon Warrior. D) Germanic King. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germanic Warrior. 53. What word means; thrashing, striking againstsomething A) Thresh. B) Bewailing. C) Thane. D) Fens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thresh. 54. Which term is NOT a synonym for THRIVE? A) Prosper. B) Flourish. C) Succeed. D) Struggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Struggle. 55. Which animal would MOST likely be described as writhing? A) Armadillo. B) Worm. C) Cougar. D) Unicorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worm. 56. How many men did Beowulf bring? A) 30. B) 12. C) 24. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14. 57. Beowulf tells Wiglaf a story about A) A cruel king. B) Hidden treasure. C) A shipwreck. D) A map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hidden treasure. 58. What is the appropriate hierarchy of power in the feudal system? A) Noble $\rightarrow$ King $\rightarrow$ Knight $\rightarrow$ Peasant. B) King $\rightarrow$ Knight $\rightarrow$ Noble $\rightarrow$ Peasant. C) King $\rightarrow$ Noble $\rightarrow$ Knight $\rightarrow$ Peasant. D) Peasant $\rightarrow$ Noble $\rightarrow$ King $\rightarrow$ Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King $\rightarrow$ Noble $\rightarrow$ Knight $\rightarrow$ Peasant. 59. Where Beowulf Travels A) To Denmark. B) To Sweden. C) To Norway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Denmark. 60. Loathsome:acceptable, desirable, delightful A) Antonym. B) Synonym. 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