This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 42 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This weapon fails Beowulf during his last battle: A) His shield. B) His helmet. C) His sword. D) His chain mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His sword. 2. Who stays loyal to Beowulf? A) Hrothgar. B) Shrek. C) Grendel. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 3. Grendel's mother also carries off A) Grendel's arm. B) Hrothgar's favorite dog. C) Hrothgar's son. D) Hrothgar's treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's arm. 4. Guilty ones, criminals, felons A) Lurked. B) Ogres. C) Vengeance. D) Culprits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culprits. 5. The Geats lived in present-day ..... A) Denmark. B) England. C) Finland. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweden. 6. Rome provided ..... to a dark European world. A) Corruption. B) Civilization. C) Light. D) Darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Darkness. 7. As Beowulf dies, he asks Wiglaf and the men to A) Bury him with Grendel's head. B) Split the dragon's treasure among themselves. C) Build a tower to honor him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Split the dragon's treasure among themselves. 8. What is the new position Beowulf is given? A) Heir to the Geat throne (where Beowulf is from). B) Manager of Applebees. C) Heir to the Danes (where Beowulf is leaving). D) Big Papa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heir to the Geat throne (where Beowulf is from). 9. How many men did Beowulf take with him to Herot? A) 30. B) 14. C) 0. D) His whole army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 10. Find the diazeugma in the below lines? A) Heard under helmet his heart then prompted. B) The dragon roared, the people trembled in fear. C) The warrior drew his sword, he charged into battle. D) The sun shone over the sea, the day's light was gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heard under helmet his heart then prompted. 11. What type of literature is an epic? A) Short story. B) Poem. C) Drama. D) Novel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poem. 12. ..... is angry that Grendel is defeated because he found Grendel's evil fascinating. A) Unferth. B) Hrothgar. C) Ashes. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unferth. 13. Which line describes Grendel's mother's reason for terrorizing the Danes? A) Grendel's mother, a monster woman, she who lived in the terrible water, the cold streams, thought of her misery. B) She took her son's famous blood-covered hand. C) So she came to Herot where the Danes slept in the hall. The fortunes of the noble ones changed when Grendel's mother got inside. D) Grendel fell in battle, forfeited his life, and now another has come, a mighty man-eater to avenge her kin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel fell in battle, forfeited his life, and now another has come, a mighty man-eater to avenge her kin. 14. When a character steps out of a scene to address the audience about how they are feeling A) Soliloquy. B) Thought track. C) Breaking the fourth wall. D) Direct address. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thought track. 15. Which word means to crouch in fear or shame? A) Lair. B) Purge. C) Cower. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cower. 16. A hero is usually a person of high social standing like a great warrior or a ..... A) King. B) Mortal. C) God. D) Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King. 17. My cat is always on the hunt to ..... the barn of mice A) Laud. B) Afflict. C) Purge. D) Loathsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purge. 18. What does twisting and turning mean? A) Spiraling. B) Tumbling. C) Writhing. D) Churning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writhing. 19. Which of the following was not one of the Anglo-Saxon's pagan gods? A) Woden, God of Battle. B) Tiw, God of Sky. C) Merp, God of Sea. D) Thor, God of Thunder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Merp, God of Sea. 20. What did Grendel's mum call Beowulf? A) Handsome. B) Smelly. C) Kind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smelly. 21. Unferth's skepticism about Beowulf's sea adventure hints at what heroic trait as a potential flaw? A) Luck. B) Noble parentage. C) Pride. D) Strength. E) Reckless daring. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Reckless daring. 22. How did Grendel's mother die? A) Beowulf set her on fire. B) Beowulf used his own personal sword and stabbed her in the heart. C) Used a weapon blessed with magic and cut off her head in one swipe. D) Took her heart out of her chest with his bare hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used a weapon blessed with magic and cut off her head in one swipe. 23. Epic poems are about ..... people doing ..... things. A) Regular, uneventful. B) Extraordinary, extraordinary. C) Exciting, bland. D) Mediocre, adequate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extraordinary, extraordinary. 24. Beowulf was written during a period of history known as The Dark Ages. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which vocabulary term is synonymous with luminary & expert? A) Endow. B) Sage. C) Haughty. D) Laud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sage. 26. According to the Beowulf poet, the Danes cannot find solace because they A) Have no religious system. B) Don't know the Christian God. C) Are not as powerful as Grendel. D) Have no right to fight Grendel. E) Need a better leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't know the Christian God. 27. What is the purpose of all the names listed in Beowulf? A) To ground the poem in reality. B) To tie Beowulf to real historical figures. C) To show the time frame the events took place in. D) All of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers are correct. 28. A long narrative poem about a the hero goes on a journey of national importance is an A) Archetype. B) Epic hero. C) Epic setting. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic poem. 29. How many sea monsters did Beowulf slay? A) 1. B) 20. C) 50. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9. 30. What literary device is characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 31. What do Beowulf's men build as a tribute to Beowulf's memory? A) A great Viking ship. B) A mead hall even more splendid than Heorot. C) A barrow to guide sailors. D) A golden statue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A barrow to guide sailors. 32. What is the external conflict afflicting the Danes? A) Beowulf's ignorance. B) Hrothgar's weak army. C) Grendel's tyranny. D) Hrothgar's failure as a king. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's tyranny. 33. Describe the characteristics of Anglo-Saxon poetry. A) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by free verse, lack of imagery, and a focus on comedic themes. B) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by long sentences, complex metaphors, and a lack of rhythm. C) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliteration, kennings, and a strong emphasis on the heroic and the elegiac. D) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by rhyme, short lines, and a focus on romantic themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliteration, kennings, and a strong emphasis on the heroic and the elegiac. 34. What did Grendel like to eat? A) Deer. B) Humans. C) Osseous. D) All kinds of meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans. 35. Compound metaphor (usually two words) is known as a A) Hyperbole. B) Figurative language. C) Kennings. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kennings. 36. How many lines long is the beowulf poem? A) 3, 183. B) 3, 186. C) 3, 182. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3, 182. 37. What did Wiglaf give Beowulf while he was passing away. A) Necklace, sword, shield, and ring. B) Necklace and his sword. C) Necklace, helmet, breastplate, and ring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necklace, helmet, breastplate, and ring. 38. What had been Beowulf's plan all along? A) To fight the fire drake but the bees provided a better opportunity. B) To use the bees to defeat the fire drake instead of fighting it head on. C) To sacrifice himself and the bees to the fire drake to make it leave. D) Encurage it to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To use the bees to defeat the fire drake instead of fighting it head on. 39. Why does the dragon attack the village? A) A slave stole a cup from the dragon. B) The dragon was friends with Grendel and his mom. C) It attacks for no reason. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A slave stole a cup from the dragon. 40. Why don't the Danes fight Grendel off when he attacks the first time? A) They're too afraid to fight him off. B) They're passed out from drinking too much. C) They're too physically weak to defeat him. D) They do fight back and defeat him right away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're passed out from drinking too much. 41. What is one of the first pieces of information Beowulf gives to prove his identity? A) He shows his driver's license. B) He describes who his father was. C) He shows his family crest. D) He brags about battles he has won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He describes who his father was. 42. Where is the Diazeugma? A) Grendel, the ruthless fiend, snatched up thirty warriors and devoured them in his lair.". B) With courage and strength, Beowulf faced the foe and prevailed, conquering the evil force. C) "The mighty hero, Beowulf, slew the monster and raised his victorious sword high.". D) "Beowulf fiercely fought the dragon, roaring and breathing fire with all his might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel, the ruthless fiend, snatched up thirty warriors and devoured them in his lair.". 43. Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "Our errand is a great one, our business with the glorious king of the Danes no secret; there's nothing dark or hidden in our coming." A) We are running fun errands with the King and hope to be finished by dark. B) Our mission is huge, but is only to be shared with the king of the Danes. It is no longer a secret that we are coming. C) No darkness can hide our intentions to meet with your king. Our errands with him will be splendid. D) We come with an honorable, pure mission that we will share with the king. We have no ill intentions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We come with an honorable, pure mission that we will share with the king. We have no ill intentions. 44. What kind of Language is used? A) Old English. B) Middle English. C) Street slang. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old English. 45. As an old man, Beowulf chooses to take a sword with him into battle against the dragon most likely because he A) Realizes that he is not immortal and he has become wiser and more practical. B) Has developed a great fear of fighting. C) Doesn't want to touch the dragon's skin with his bare hands. D) Remembered to take it with him this time when he previously had always forgotten it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realizes that he is not immortal and he has become wiser and more practical. 46. How does the prologue set the stage for the rest of the poem? A) By summarizing the entire plot of the poem. B) By omitting important details about the poem. C) By introducing a completely unrelated topic. D) By providing background information, introducing key themes or characters, and establishing the tone or mood of the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing background information, introducing key themes or characters, and establishing the tone or mood of the poem. 47. Disgusting or detestable A) Lair. B) Stalked. C) Gorge. D) Loathsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loathsome. 48. Why doesn't Beowulf use weapons against Grendel? A) He wants it to be a fair fight. B) This enhances Beowulf's hero status, and he wants to honor his king. C) Both A and B. D) He is allergic to the metal used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 49. What years represent the Anglo-Saxon era? A) 55 BS-409 AD. B) 55BC-1066AD. C) 409AD-1066AD. D) 449AD-1066AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 449AD-1066AD. 50. What is the name of the monster in Beowulf? A) Godzilla. B) Frankenstein's Monster. C) Smaug. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel. 51. True or False:Beowulf lost the swimming contest with Brecca. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. What is the theme of Beowulf? A) Coming of age. B) Power and corruption. C) Good vs. Evil. D) Prejudice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good vs. Evil. 53. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Herot? (121) A) 14. B) 15. C) 17. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14. 54. Pick the best synonym for the word affliction A) A brace. B) Home. C) Illness. D) Alternative name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Illness. 55. Grendel couldn't harm Hrothgar's throne because it was ..... A) Built by giants. B) Not interesting to Grendel. C) Protected by God. D) Guarded by warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protected by God. 56. Grendel's character is considered: A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Flat Character. D) Round Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 57. To move suddenly A) Relish. B) Furrow. C) Bolt. D) Quench. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bolt. 58. In ....., Britain was annexed as a province of the Roman Empire. A) 344. B) 43. C) 400. D) 600. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 43. 59. To make wrinkles or grooves A) Hack. B) Furrow. C) Fret. D) Grate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Furrow. 60. True or False:Pagan practices are found in Beowulf A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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