This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 47 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The most legendary kingdom of the Middle Ages was ruled by ..... A) King John. B) King David. C) King Albert. D) King Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King Arthur. 2. What gifts did Beowulf recieve from Hrothgar and Wealhtheow? A) A golden banner, a sharp sword, eight horses and a ring. B) Eight horses, a golden ring, a helmet, and a cool collar named Brisingamen. C) A golden banner, an unbreakable helmet, a sharp sword, eight horsed; each with a golden bridle and saddle encrusted with precious stones, a golden ring and a golden collar called Brisingamen. D) A golden collar, eight golden bridles with saddles encrusted with precious stones; a breakable helmet, and a golden banner. E) A sweet $ 20 gift card to Bed Bath, and Beyond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A golden banner, an unbreakable helmet, a sharp sword, eight horsed; each with a golden bridle and saddle encrusted with precious stones, a golden ring and a golden collar called Brisingamen. 3. Which of the following is a SYNONYM for anguish? A) Joy. B) Curiosity. C) Helpfulness. D) Agony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agony. 4. Plot Order:Choose the correct order for the plot. A) 1. Grendel attacks Heorot. 2. Beowulf kills Grendel. 3. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.4. Beowulf is king.5. Beowulf kills dragon.6. Wiglaf becomes king. B) 1. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.2. Grendel attacks Heorot.3. Beowulf kills Grendel.4. Beowulf kills dragon.5. Wiglaf becomes king.6. Beowulf is king. C) 1. Wiglaf becomes king. 2. Beowulf is king. 3. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.4. Grendel attacks Heorot.5. Beowulf kills Grendel.6. Beowulf kills dragon. D) 1. Beowulf is king. 2. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.3. Grendel attacks Heorot.4. Beowulf kills Grendel.5. Beowulf kills dragon.6. Wiglaf becomes king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. Grendel attacks Heorot. 2. Beowulf kills Grendel. 3. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.4. Beowulf is king.5. Beowulf kills dragon.6. Wiglaf becomes king. 5. Beowulf is king for how many years? A) 40. B) 50. C) 30. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50. 6. What word means; large rope used to tow orsecure a ship A) Reavers. B) Proffer. C) Hawser. D) Bothies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hawser. 7. A type of wetland, an area of land where water covers ground for long periods of time A) Kingdom. B) Marsh. C) Land. D) Cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marsh. 8. Reference to people or places in the bible A) Suspense. B) Theme. C) Fate. D) Biblical allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biblical allusion. 9. Intended to teach A) Didactic. B) Epic poem. C) Value. D) Biblical allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didactic. 10. Which of the following was not an accomplishment of Alfred? A) His laws did not discriminate between the English and the Saxons. B) Established schools. C) He encouraged people to write in Latin. D) He encourage people to write in English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He encouraged people to write in Latin. 11. Suffixes occur..... A) At the beginning of the word. B) In the middle of the word. C) At the end of the word. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the end of the word. 12. None of Beowulf's ..... came to help him instead they ..... A) Comrades and jumped. B) Comrades and ran. C) Followers and helped. D) Monsters and ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comrades and ran. 13. Drag and drop to FILL IN THE BLANK:In Beowulf's time, it was customary to use a (a) to cover the dead before burial. A) A Shroud (n). B) Mail-shirt (n). C) Purge (v). D) Sentinel (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Shroud (n). 14. If your sprinklers are left on for 24 hours straight, your grass may become a fen.In this sentence, fen means ..... A) Volcano. B) Marsh. C) Mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marsh. 15. Where does Beowulf come from? A) Danes. B) Geatland. C) Grendel. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geatland. 16. He fled to the door as the ..... chased him. A) Fiend. B) Sentinel. C) Prow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiend. 17. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Beowulf is a warrior of Geatland. A) Ordinary World. B) Call to Adventure. C) Assistance. D) First Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ordinary World. 18. Rejoices after a nights slaughter A) Hrothgar. B) Wiglaf. C) Grendel. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 19. What did Hrothgar want to build? A) A castle. B) A ship. C) A hall. D) A temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hall. 20. Why is literature from the Middle Ages much harsher than later during the 15th century? A) Only men were allowed to create literature and they wanted it to be manly. B) Women were discouraged from taking part in literature so the stories were all written for a male audience. C) 15th century literature was not as popular as the harsh literature that was published during the Middle Ages. D) Literature from the Middle Ages reflected the harsh lifestyle of the people that was filled with violence and disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literature from the Middle Ages reflected the harsh lifestyle of the people that was filled with violence and disease. 21. Brands of tissue, or tendons, that connect muscle and bone A) Writhing. B) Spawned. C) Sinews. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinews. 22. Who helps Beowulf against the dragon? A) Wulfgar. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 23. How many heads did the dragon have and what did they do? A) 4:Wind, Light, Earth, Fire. B) 5:Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart. C) 3:The Brains, the Brawn, and the Idiot. D) 4:Wind, Water, Earth and Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4:Wind, Water, Earth and Fire. 24. Which two religions collided in England during this time period? A) Islam and Christianity. B) Paganism and Islam. C) Paganism and Catholicism. D) Christianity and Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paganism and Catholicism. 25. Test your knowledge of the pre-history:Where is the only surviving manuscript of Beowulf in its original form kept? A) At the sight where Beowulf is rumored to be buried. B) In the British Museum. C) In a church in the grave with the monk who wrote it. D) There was no written version. It was all spoken by scops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the British Museum. 26. What is the archetype for the character Beowulf? A) Rags to Riches. B) Hero as Warrior. C) Voyage and Return. D) Rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hero as Warrior. 27. What is the name of the place Beowulf came from? A) Heorot. B) Geatland. C) Britain. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geatland. 28. What does Hrothgar and his comrades initially believe Grendel is when he is stuck to the tree? A) A Fungus. B) Mutated Sap. C) A Tree Spirit. D) A Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Fungus. 29. Stopped over; rested A) Solace. B) Foes. C) Sojourned. D) Requital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sojourned. 30. I drove Five great giants into chains, chased All of that race from the earth. A) Purge. B) Brood. C) Hoary. D) Relish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purge. 31. During the Anglo-Saxon period, England was invaded by all the following EXCEPT ..... A) Angles, from the Danish peninsula. B) Celts, from Wales. C) Jutes, from the Danish peninsula. D) Saxons, from the Danish peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Celts, from Wales. 32. Why is Wiglaf and Beowulf's triumph short lived? A) Another dragon comes and fights them. B) Beowulf's sword breaks. C) Beowulf dies from a wound on his neck. D) Grendel comes back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf dies from a wound on his neck. 33. How was Beowulf originally shared with people? A) It was written down. B) It was spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was spoken. 34. True or False:Beowulf is written in "Olde English" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Why does Beowulf come to Hrothgar? A) To fight Grendel. B) To pay Hrothgar. C) To drink mead and be merry. D) To deliver a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To fight Grendel. 36. Although Bob won the race, nobody ..... him because of his poor sportsmanship. A) Extolled. B) Furled. C) Complacent. D) Fracas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extolled. 37. Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or lack of confidence A) Timorous. B) Exultation. C) Wry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timorous. 38. A long dangerous journey A) Quest. B) Epic. C) Theory. D) Scop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quest. 39. How long had Beowulf been king when he fought the dragon? A) 75 years. B) 50 years. C) 100 years. D) He was a new king. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50 years. 40. A contrast between expectations and reality A) Kinship. B) Tension. C) Honor. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irony. 41. What character comes to Beowulf's aid in "The Final Battle" ? A) Grendel. B) Wiglaf. C) Higlac. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wiglaf. 42. Why does Wiglaf fight the dragon alongwith Beowulf? A) He didn't want Beowulf to get all of the glory. B) He lost a bet with the other men. C) He respected Beowulf and knewhis king needed help. D) He had a magical sword that could pierce dragon scales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He respected Beowulf and knewhis king needed help. 43. Once Beowulf was finally written down, it was used to: A) Entertain readers and inform them about history. B) Entertain readers and explain the Anglo Saxons. C) Entertain readers and spread Christian values. D) Entertain readers and showcase Christian beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertain readers and spread Christian values. 44. A(n) ..... is a character who sets of another character by strong contrast. A) Allusion. B) Epic. C) Epic hero. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foil. 45. Which of the following is not one of Beowulf's weaknesses? A) Short stature. B) Poor eyesight. C) Short arms. D) Short legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short arms. 46. Use of light and dark shades; dark and high-contrast images draw the eye more than light and low contrast images A) Angle. B) Lighting/color. C) Composition. D) Panel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lighting/color. 47. The dragon damaged Beowulf's castle. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. If something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and torment, it's a ..... A) Pagan. B) Depredation. C) Gloat. D) Scourge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scourge. 49. What does the word 'lament' mean? A) To publicly announce something. B) To express happiness. C) To express sadness or regret. D) To achieve an important victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To express sadness or regret. 50. When does Grendel attack the Herot? A) At night, every night. B) During the winter. C) During the summer. D) On the winter solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At night, every night. 51. Which of the following people groups were NOT involved with developing Old English? A) The Romans. B) The Spanish. C) The Germans. D) The Celts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Spanish. 52. Beowulf says that he and Grendel have been "called together." What pagan belief does this represent? Why? A) Th pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed in an "eye for an eye" or vengeance. Being "called together" means to meet fight until the death. B) The pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed that somewhere in the sea a spirit was calling them to come together. C) The pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed in the concept of "wyrd, " which is the idea that things are fated to occur. Being "called together" means Beowulf is fated to fight the creature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed in the concept of "wyrd, " which is the idea that things are fated to occur. Being "called together" means Beowulf is fated to fight the creature. 53. Who returned for revenge? A) Grendel's father. B) Grendel's brother. C) Grendel's mother. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's mother. 54. What is the main reason the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms came and went so quickly? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) Tribes were always at war with other tribes, and kings were defeated and replaced frequently. B) Voting took place at the end of each month. C) A warrior could not become king until he was old, and people did not live long lives during this time period. D) A rule was put in place that stated a king could not serve more than one year on the throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tribes were always at war with other tribes, and kings were defeated and replaced frequently. 55. To make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry. A) Banish. B) Ravage. C) Bewilder. D) Wail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wail. 56. Grendel seized one sleeping warrior and devoured him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. How many lines are in Beowulf? A) 7, 392. B) 2, 746. C) 4, 925. D) 3, 182. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 182. 58. To devour with great energy and ferocity A) They shine. B) Hoard. C) Raven. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raven. 59. What song are the people of the Herot singing at the beginning of the story? A) "Nothing Else Matters". B) "The Hills". C) "The Ancient beginnings of us all.". D) "Me Porto Bonito". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Ancient beginnings of us all.". 60. Founder of the ruling house of Danes A) Shield Sheafson. B) Hygelac. C) Hrothgar. D) Sigemund. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shield Sheafson. ← 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