This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 48 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which theme fits best?-Hrothgar asks Beowulf to fight Grendel A) Loyalty. B) Reputation. C) Envy. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revenge. 2. These two groups of tribes made up the invaders of Rome. A) Goths and Visgoths. B) Germanic and Scandinavian. C) Russians and Germans. D) Americans and Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germanic and Scandinavian. 3. Those ..... over at West have no respect for how hard we have worked! A) Laments. B) Omens. C) Heathens. D) Wraths. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heathens. 4. Which subtopic of Beowulf explores the concept of heroism? A) Literary Analysis. B) Characters. C) Themes. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Themes. 5. A popular story passed down from generation to generation and originally based on an actual person or historical fact A) Parable. B) Legend. C) People talk. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legend. 6. What was the monster's name? A) Geat. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel. 7. Why is Grendel such a formidable opponent? A) He is the devil's spawn. B) He cannot be harmed by weapons. C) He is the master of Fortnite. D) He is huge, hirsute, and horrendous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He cannot be harmed by weapons. 8. Which theme does this quote most represent: "Beowulf rode a white horse into the swamp" A) Fame and Glory. B) Establishing Identity. C) Good Triumphs over Evil. D) Coming of age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good Triumphs over Evil. 9. A painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus A) Exploit. B) Boil. C) Sinew. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boil. 10. To ..... is to officially give up or turn away from. A) Ordain. B) Mettle. C) Renounce. D) Kith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renounce. 11. To rid of sin or guilt; to purify A) Majestic (adj). B) Purge (v). C) Shroud (n). D) Lament (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purge (v). 12. Quick and wise in understanding and judging A) Sagacious. B) Loathsome. C) Derived. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagacious. 13. Kenny Kane tried to ..... Max from his room. A) Boast. B) Abduct. C) Positive deviation. D) Fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abduct. 14. Why would the British be interested in Beowulf's story? A) Scandinavians often lived among the British. B) The monarchy had political ties with the Netherlands. C) Medieval Scandinavia was part of the British empire. D) The British migrated from the Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The British migrated from the Netherlands. 15. What is a fast-moving stream of water called? A) Hilt. B) Lustre. C) Torrent. D) Candescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Torrent. 16. All of these are the antagonist in the story of Beowulf EXCEPT: A) Grendel. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel's mom. D) Fire breathing dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 17. Where did the Battle between Grendel and Beowulf take place? A) In the Den. B) Distorted. C) In the castle. D) The Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distorted. 18. Beowulf is an example of literary works called ..... A) Epic. B) Short story. C) Poem. D) Sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 19. Beowulf's last victim: A) Grendel. B) Grendel's mother. C) The dragon. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dragon. 20. Grendel killed sea monsters and giants before he came to defend Herot. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. Sharp disapproval or criticism A) Pyre. B) Baleful. C) Atrocious. D) Le samurai family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Le samurai family. 22. What happens to Beowulf after he kills the dragon? A) He lives. B) He gets poisoned after the dragon bit him. C) He falls off a cliff with the dragon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He gets poisoned after the dragon bit him. 23. Today, the use of the term "Dark Ages" to describe the Anglo-Saxon period is considered ..... A) Appropriate, since it was a time of brutality and paganism. B) Inaccurate, since it was a time of social and political development. C) Reasonable, since law and order where hidden from view. D) Justified, since few notable writers and rulers appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inaccurate, since it was a time of social and political development. 24. What was the curse that was put on the Dragon? A) Protect the young dragon eggs. B) To be the keeper of all dragons. C) To guard the treasure left in the graves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To guard the treasure left in the graves. 25. Where does the action in Beowulf take place? A) In Briton. B) In Scandinavia. C) In Iceland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In Scandinavia. 26. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) A) Decimate. B) Valor. C) Wane. D) Carouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wane. 27. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for exalted? A) Hateful. B) Lofty. C) Inflated. D) Elevated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hateful. 28. All are kennings that refer to Grendel except: A) Mankind's enemy. B) Higlac's Follower. C) Shadow of death. D) Devil's spawn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higlac's Follower. 29. In Beowulf, what qualities define a hero? A) Selfishness, greed, and indifference. B) Cowardice, weakness, and disloyalty. C) Bravery, strength, loyalty, and willingness to protect others. D) Intelligence, cunning, and deceit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bravery, strength, loyalty, and willingness to protect others. 30. To express by speaking A) Infamous. B) Utter. C) Bolt. D) Reprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Utter. 31. The most important reason for Hrothgar to build Heorot was the fact that A) It was important for a ruler to have a hall bigger than his predecessor's. B) He enjoyed a lavish lifestyle. C) He wanted a meeting place where he could reward his warriors. D) His former hall had been destroyed by a monster. E) He hoped to be able to protect his kinsmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted a meeting place where he could reward his warriors. 32. A synonym of loathsome is A) Repulsive. B) Arrogant. C) Attractive. D) Ignorant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repulsive. 33. Which Anglo-Saxon values does Beowulf represent? A) Bravery and skill. B) Merciful and mild. C) Ruthless and cruel. D) Boastful and arrogant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bravery and skill. 34. The language of the Anglo-Saxons was A) German. B) Old English. C) Middle English. D) Anglish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old English. 35. What's the order of the three battles? A) 1:Grendel's mother2:Grendel3:The dragon. B) 1:Grendel's Mother2:The dragon3:Grendel. C) 1:The dragon2:Grendel's mother3:Grendel. D) 1:Grendel2:Grendel's mother3:The dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1:Grendel2:Grendel's mother3:The dragon. 36. To what/whom does Beowulf attribute his victory? A) God. B) His father. C) Zeus. D) His army of men. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) God. 37. "The iron sang its fierce song" is an example of what? A) Personification. B) Musicality. C) Metallurgy. D) Discord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 38. Beowulf is a hero of the A) Geats. B) Early Normans. C) The Britons. D) Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anglo-Saxons. 39. The struggle against opposing characters or forces is called A) Protagonist. B) Characterization. C) Antagonist. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 40. "Before him huge flames were leaping, and horrid shadows dancing in the firelight" is an example of what literary device? A) Central One Idea. B) Personification. C) Kerning. D) Alliteration. E) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 41. The King of Danes: A) Distorted. B) Wulfgar. C) Hrothgar. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar. 42. Cloths in which dead bodies are wrapped A) Shrouds. B) Hrunting. C) Affliction. D) Cain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shrouds. 43. To brag; speak with excessive pride A) Sought. B) Uttered. C) Dissolved. D) Boast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Boast. 44. The poor man ( ) his misfortune, having lost everything in a fire. A) Thrived. B) Hoarded. C) Lamented. D) Mandated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lamented. 45. Drag and drop to FILL IN THE BLANK:In order to find the great dragon's secret, we needed to sneak into its (a) A) Forge (v). B) Lament (n). C) Reparation (n). D) A Lair (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Lair (n). 46. Which word means to cast a spell over; to enchant with magic A) Bewitch. B) Talon. C) Commemorate. D) Ancestral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bewitch. 47. Beowulf ordered a special tool to help him defeat the dragon. What was it? (The Dragon Attacks) A) A sword that could cut through bone. B) An iron shield because the wooden ones would burn. C) A helmet that was fire-resistant. D) A fire-resistant suit of armor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An iron shield because the wooden ones would burn. 48. It attempts to describe what happens in the reader's mind while interpreting the text. It critics believe that no text provides self-contained meaning and readers have different ideas/meanings about the text. A) FORMALIST. B) FEMINIST. C) MARXIST. D) READER-RESPONSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) READER-RESPONSE. 49. Dependable and loyal A) Resolute. B) Stalwart. C) Formidable. D) Renowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stalwart. 50. Beowulf's tone when speaking with Hrothgar after defeating Grendel's mother can be characterized as: A) Egotistical and full of himself. B) Superstitious and over the top. C) Nonchalant and proud. D) Humble and straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humble and straightforward. 51. How long does Beowulf rule as King of the Geats? A) 30 years. B) 100 years. C) 50 years. D) Beowulf is never King of the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 years. 52. (n.) A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger(v.) To give a cry of pain, grief, or anger A) August. B) Wail. C) Resolute. D) Lament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wail. 53. What did Beowulf's men do when they saw their king was in danger? A) Ran in to help. B) Sent one half in to see if they could help. C) Ran away all except one. D) Beowulf didn't need help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran away all except one. 54. What word means:bound or held tightly A) Pinioned. B) Four-square. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinioned. 55. Which theme best captures Beowulf? A) Peace and War. B) Good vs. Evil. C) Courage vs. Cowardice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good vs. Evil. 56. What happens to the treasure from the dragon? A) Given to the men. B) Left in the cave. C) Buried with Beowulf. D) Thrown to sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buried with Beowulf. 57. True or False:It is believed that "Beowulf" was revised and written into a manuscript by a Christian Monk. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Wiglaf helped Beowulf because he remembered how he helped his family long ago. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 59. What were Celtic priests called A) Rabbis. B) Druids. C) Nuns. D) Monks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Druids. 60. Where does she live? A) A forest. B) A swamp. C) Montagne. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A swamp. ← 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