This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 38 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Alliteration is similar consonants in the end of the words A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. The story of Beowulf originally came from the ..... A) Jutes. B) Franciscans. C) Anglo-Saxons. D) Scandinavians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxons. 3. What are metaphorical phrases or compound words used to name a person, place, thing or event indirectly? A) Kennings. B) Jennings. C) Caesura. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kennings. 4. God or goddess of thunder? A) Tyr. B) Heimdall. C) Odin. D) Thor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thor. 5. Reparation:extortion, sympathy, theft A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonym. 6. Beowulf was composed during the ..... century A) 8th. B) There is no known date. C) 9th. D) 6th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8th. 7. "So his mind turned To hall-building:he handed down orders For men to work on a great mead-hall Meant to be a wonder of the world forever ..... And soon it stood there, Finished and ready, in full view, The hall of halls." What does Hrothgar's mead hall represent? A) A symbol of his greed and hoarding. B) A symbol of his power and cruelty. C) A symbol of his strength and bravery. D) A symbol of his power and community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A symbol of his power and community. 8. The Middle Ages are also known as The Dark Ages and The Anglo-Saxon Period. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Unferth insinuates that Beowulf is wicked because he ..... A) Does not like being in the light. B) Eats the "cursed" apples without harm. C) Is able to touch the fen without harm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eats the "cursed" apples without harm. 10. Epic poems are often told on a grand scale in ..... style. A) Captivating. B) Somber. C) Ceremonial. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ceremonial. 11. Beowulf became king after King Hygelac was killed in a battle A) FALSE . B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE . 12. This group led by Claudius defeated the Celts in 43 AD A) British. B) Americans. C) Romans. D) Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romans. 13. How does Beowulf become the king of Geatland? A) King Hygelac offered him the throne because of his greatness. B) King Hygelac passed felt the need to step down because of old age. C) King Hygelac died, and there is no predecessor but Beowulf. D) Beowulf killed King Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Hygelac died, and there is no predecessor but Beowulf. 14. Who is Grendel a descendent of? A) The Yeti. B) Bigfoot. C) Cain. D) Adam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cain. 15. A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society A) Boast. B) Truce. C) Swayed. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic. 16. Celtic Britons were forced to move to ..... A) Ireland. B) Scotland. C) Wales. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wales. 17. This creature could only be slain by a weapon forged by giants. A) Higlac. B) Grendel. C) Grendel's Mother. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's Mother. 18. Shrewd and cautious A) Alacrity. B) Canny. C) Maw. D) Scion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canny. 19. Why did Unferth feel that the King would never have revenge? A) Grendel died in the attack on Heorot. B) Unferth was planning on taking revenge himself. C) Because it was no mortal deed. D) The King died in the attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was no mortal deed. 20. Choose the best word, from this week's vocabulary list.Guarantee A) Assured. B) Assurance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assurance. 21. "Word-hoard" is an example of ..... A) Theory. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Cesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 22. What is Grendel doing in these lines? "The monster of evilGreedy and cruel tarried but little, Fell and frantic, and forced from their slumbers Thirty of thanemen" A) Asking the king to let the Danes sleep. B) Letting Beowulf attacked the Danes in their sleep. C) Attacked the Danes while they slept. D) Waiting for Beowulf to wake up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacked the Danes while they slept. 23. What had Beowulf concealed in the glove? A) A device to progress the plot. B) An angry badger. C) The queen bee. D) A bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The queen bee. 24. Unferth was the political advisor of King Hrothgar. A) TRUE. B) FALSE . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE . 25. Beowulf can be described as A) Handsome. B) Strong. C) Tender. D) Cowardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 26. Stuff; overeat; overfill A) Hilt. B) Purge. C) Gorge. D) Fiend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gorge. 27. We don't know exactly when "Beowulf" took place. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. What are some of Grendel's physical characteristics? A) Grendel has smooth skin, a friendly smile, and a pleasant demeanor. B) Grendel has wings, scales, and a tail. C) Grendel has long hair, a slim figure, and a charming personality. D) Grendel has sharp claws, teeth, and a hideous appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel has sharp claws, teeth, and a hideous appearance. 29. Samuel, Oliver, and Daniel are on an adventure in a low, flat wetland swamp. Can you guess what this type of swamp is called? A) Fen. B) Ogre. C) Hall Heorot. D) Boil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fen. 30. How do the warriors and Hrothgar respond after Beowulf kills Grendel? A) They go about their day as usual. B) They are all killed by Grendel's mother. C) They drink and sing songs. D) Wealhtheow gives up her throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They drink and sing songs. 31. The monster that has been terrorizing the Danes A) Bane. B) Dane. C) Grendel. D) Grindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 32. Beowulf is the national epic of what country? A) England. B) Scandinavia. C) Denmark. D) Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. 33. What are facts and statistics used for? A) To fit into conventions. B) To follow accepted rules. C) To claim something as a fact. D) To analyze data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To analyze data. 34. What are kennings in Beowulf? A) Epithets used to describe characters. B) Detailed descriptions of weapons. C) Compound words acting as metaphors. D) Supernatural beings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound words acting as metaphors. 35. Which word means to take revenge for a wrongdoing? A) Ancestral. B) Purge. C) Avenge. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avenge. 36. Who gave the name ''England" to the island? A) Romans. B) French. C) Angles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angles. 37. Why were mead halls important in Beowulf's time? A) They served as social and cultural centers for warriors. B) They were used for religious ceremonies. C) They were used as storage for food and supplies. D) They were used as prisons for criminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They served as social and cultural centers for warriors. 38. To take advantage of A) Exultation. B) Exploit. C) Insinuate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exploit. 39. Which of the following would NOT be true of Anglo-Saxon Culture? A) It valued the heroic ideal. B) It was dominated by pacifists. C) Leaders and warriors sought generational fame. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was dominated by pacifists. 40. Which provides the best example for the word commemorate? A) The Danes celebrating Beowulf's defeat of Grendel. B) Hrothgar asking Beowulf to help fight Grendel. C) Unferth insulting Beowulf's legacy. D) Grendel fleeing back to his den. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Danes celebrating Beowulf's defeat of Grendel. 41. Why does Beowulf refuse when the people ask him to be king? A) There's already an heir to the throne. B) He is too old. C) He is afraid. D) He is shy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There's already an heir to the throne. 42. "Mankind's Enemy" for Grendel and the "whale road" for the ocean are examples of A) Theory. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 43. Which of the following best describes the mead hall? A) A lavish palace only for royalty. B) A dark, dreary lair for a monster. C) A warm, safe place for the community to gather. D) A makeshift tent for men on the way to a battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A warm, safe place for the community to gather. 44. What advice does King Hrothgar give Beowulf in being a great leader? A) Even-tempered, unselfish, prudent and resolute. B) Arrogant, selfish, impulsive, and hasty. C) Does not give advice. D) Doesn't actually mention these things verbally; is more of a leader by action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even-tempered, unselfish, prudent and resolute. 45. A physical altercation with Grendel shook the mead hall. A) Brave. B) Physically Strong. C) Values Loyalty. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physically Strong. 46. Being nothing more than A) Paltry. B) Mere. C) Thus. D) Hereafter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mere. 47. The weather was growing worse, and I was getting sprayed with more and more ..... from the seas. A) Spin drift. B) Prow. C) Sheaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spin drift. 48. How long has Grendel been terrorizing Heorot? A) 5 years. B) 12 years. C) 30 years. D) 7 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 years. 49. To perplex or confuse. A) Bewilder. B) Displace. C) Reparation. D) Visual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bewilder. 50. This man challenges Beowulf at the feast and is shamed by him. A) Ashes. B) Unferth. C) Hygelac. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 51. If you're cramming for exams, take an occasional walk to give yourself a respite from the intensity.In this sentence, respite means ..... A) Pause. B) Race. C) An insect bite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pause. 52. Grendel's attacks are inhuman and un-heroic for all of the following reasons EXCEPT the fact that he A) Attacks at night. B) Refuses to accept blood gold. C) Makes no treaty with the Danes. D) Kills indiscriminately. E) Refuses to live in peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attacks at night. 53. What did Beowulf give Wiglaf? A) A place on the senate. B) A collar of gold. C) His treasure. D) His sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A collar of gold. 54. What is Beowulf's home? A) East Anglia, England. B) Norway. C) Denmark. D) Geatland/Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geatland/Sweden. 55. What destiny, greater than death, does Wiglaf declare for the men who fled when Beowulf fought the dragon? A) They would have to give up their land and becomes servants. B) They would have to leave Geatland. C) They and their descendants would be known as cowards. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They and their descendants would be known as cowards. 56. Grendel begins his massacre in Herot because..... A) He is furious with the way they treat him. B) He is seeking revenge. C) He is tired of hearing them party. D) He is jealous of their looks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is tired of hearing them party. 57. Which of the following is a pause that divides a line of poetry into two parts? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cesura. 58. The poet remains objective and omniscient. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Which era of the English language was used by Shakespeare? A) Early Modern. B) Old. C) Middle. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Early Modern. 60. While boasting, Beowulf claims to already have accomplished A) Trimming his toenails. B) Getting rid of trolls. C) Slaying a dragon. D) Gorging his belly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting rid of trolls. ← 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