This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 49 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Beowulf returns home to Geatland. A) Approach. B) Ordeal or Great Trial. C) Return Home. D) Reward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Return Home. 2. The desire to harm others; intending or intended to do harm A) Sinister. B) Malicious. C) Vengeance. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malicious. 3. Individual scene in graphic novel, often framed by a border A) Angle. B) Panel. C) Marsh. D) Palette. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Panel. 4. Who ends up becoming King of the Geats? A) Othere. B) Hardred. C) Beowulf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hardred. 5. Which event takes place after Hrothgar welcomes Beowulf? A) A sacrifice to the Pagan gods. B) A feast. C) A storytelling competition. D) Ring-giving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A feast. 6. Latin was spoken by A) Church related (clergyman). B) Rich and Royals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Church related (clergyman). 7. A long, dangerous journey or mission undertaken by epic hero A) Quest. B) Valorous. C) Divine intervention. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quest. 8. Give the meaning:unbidden A) Uninvited. B) Understand. C) Unhappy. D) Undone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uninvited. 9. Which of the following is NOT an example of an External Conflict? A) Man vs. Himself. B) Man vs. Supernatural. C) Man vs. Society / Government. D) Man. vs. Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man vs. Himself. 10. What is the name of the queen of Denmark in Beowulf? A) Hrothgar. B) Grendel. C) Wiglaf. D) Wealhtheow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wealhtheow. 11. The theme of this story is: A) Do not travel to foreign lands. B) Monsters can ruin kingdoms. C) Great heroes always defeat evil. D) Be afraid of magical beings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great heroes always defeat evil. 12. Who kills Beowulf? A) A monster. B) A dragon. C) A horse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dragon. 13. Vicious monster who struck down 30 Danes in their sleep. A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Higlac. D) Unferth. E) Grendel's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 14. Human, causing death, having to do with death A) Agile. B) Mortal. C) Apprehensive. D) Spoils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mortal. 15. At the beginning of a movie, large crowds of people are running away from something, but the viewer has no idea what it is. Five minutes into the movie, the action switches back to show where a little boy opens the lion's cage at the zoo. This is an example of A) Deus ex machina. B) Protagonist. C) Literary present. D) In medias res. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In medias res. 16. What does the line "His soul left his flesh, flew to glory" suggest? A) Beowulf shape shifted into a bird. B) Beowulf didn't die. C) Beowulf would be punished for his greed. D) Beowulf had an honorable death. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf had an honorable death. 17. Before written documentation, how were most stories passed down? A) They made new ones up every time they wanted to tell a story. B) Through memorization and oral tradition. C) Through pictures. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through memorization and oral tradition. 18. This is the name of Unferth's sword that he gives to Beowulf A) Excalibur. B) Wealhtheow. C) Hrunting. D) Half-day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrunting. 19. A resting place of a wild animal A) Spawned. B) Liar. C) Talon. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lair. 20. Wiglaf was the one noble who remained loyal to Beowulf. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. How does Beowulf seem superhuman the day he defeated Grendel's mother? A) He swam for the better part of a day. B) He fought underwater against an incredible foe. C) He swam up from the cave with Grendel's huge head, a sword, and his armor. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. The journey of the hero and the epic hero are examples of: A) Status. B) Emphasis. C) Archetypes. D) Diverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archetypes. 23. The word patriarchal refers to a society run by A) Converted pagans. B) Men. C) Warriors. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Men. 24. Beowulf confronts..... and rips off his arm. A) Waitress. B) Grendel. C) Arturo. D) Received. E) Debt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 25. How was the Dragon defeated? A) Fitela destracted the Dragon while Sigmund crammed the other three heads down the mouth of the fire dragon. B) Sigmund tied the heads into a knot while Fitela distracted the beast. C) Fitela threw rocks and insulted the monster while Sigmund slashed with his sword. D) The two heroes improvised by destracting the monster long enough to cave in it hiding spot, crushing it with rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fitela destracted the Dragon while Sigmund crammed the other three heads down the mouth of the fire dragon. 26. How did Beowulf make the battle with Grendel a fair fight? A) No weapons. B) No armor. C) Beowulf was blindfolded. D) They fought in Grendel's home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No weapons. 27. Grendel is defeated because Beowulf does not loosen his grip on him, tearing his arm off, and then bleeding to death. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. How many years did grendel terrorize the Danes? A) 10. B) 12. C) 4. D) 36. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 29. What does Grendel do when he comes to the hall at night? A) Kills 30 warriors in their sleep. B) Feast with the warriorss. C) Begs for food. D) Watches the warriors & imagines what it would be like to be one of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kills 30 warriors in their sleep. 30. Beowulf's decision to face the dragon alone reflects his: A) Desire for more personal glory. B) Trust in his supernatural abilities. C) Sense of responsibility and duty as king. D) Confidence in his warriors to back him up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire for more personal glory. 31. Anglo-saxons and Norse people share similar funeral practices A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Give the meaning:sinewy A) Easily undone. B) Sudden. C) Stringy, tough. D) Aroused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stringy, tough. 33. Based on the story of Beowulf, we can infer that the author is a/an ..... A) Pagan poet. B) Barbaric poet. C) Religious poet. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious poet. 34. Which three countries made up the Norse lands? A) England, Scotland and Wales. B) Germany, France and Italy. C) Sweden, Norway and Denmark. D) Iceland, Greenland and Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweden, Norway and Denmark. 35. King Hrothgar's statement to Beowulf allows the reader to the reader to infer that: A) Beowulf will eventually rule Denmark as their king. B) Beowulf has equal authority with King Hrothgar because they are friends. C) Beowulf has achieved Anglo Saxon immortality and renown. D) Beowulf will never stop fighting battles to protect Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf has achieved Anglo Saxon immortality and renown. 36. Rabbit's feet and four-leaf clovers are considered good ..... A) Pagans. B) Omens. C) Ravages. D) Dwellings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omens. 37. What do conventions refer to? A) Rules of grammar. B) Statements of facts. C) Accepted data and statistics. D) Clear and direct words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rules of grammar. 38. What are the characteristics of an epic hero? A) Rises to power, has a tragic flaw, the flaw makes the leader fall in a dramatic way. B) Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant. C) Is a commoner who tries really hard. D) Wears a cape and a mask. Sometimes wears a super suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant. 39. A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded. cache, stockpile, reserve, reservoir, fund, accumulation; A) Hoard. B) Exploit. C) Emerging. D) Debris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoard. 40. How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people? A) 12 years. B) 12 minutes. C) 12 months. D) 12 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 41. A descriptive phrase or compound word that substitutes for a noun. A) An Epithet. B) A Kenning. C) A Caesura. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Kenning. 42. A malignant tumor grows uncontrollably and spreads to other parts of the body. In this sentence, malignant means ..... A) Good for health. B) Dangerous to health. C) Not good nor bad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangerous to health. 43. To pursue stealthily A) Clump. B) Stalk. C) Heave. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stalk. 44. The author of The Canterbury Tales is A) Bede. B) Thomas Malory. C) Geoffrey Chaucer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geoffrey Chaucer. 45. Which word describes something as 'gruesome'? A) Triumph. B) Proclaim. C) Lament. D) Something extremely unpleasant or disgusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something extremely unpleasant or disgusting. 46. What is the main purpose of the prologue in Beowulf? A) To foreshadow the conflict in the story. B) To introduce the main characters of the story. C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. D) To summarize the events of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. 47. How does the fight in the lake with Grendel's mom contrast with the fight with Grendel? A) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear. B) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent shows fear. C) Beowulf doesn't use any weapons because they are all useless against both monsters. D) Beowulf doesn't use any weapons, but the opponent does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear. 48. In the Anglo-Saxon communal hall, heroic narratives were told by skilled storytellers called A) Warriors. B) Witans. C) Monks. D) Scopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scopes. 49. Newly created or noticed and growing in strength or popularity A) Adequate. B) Emerging. C) Encounter. D) Brand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emerging. 50. How long did Beowulf rule the Geats? A) 25 years. B) 35 years. C) 50 years. D) 55 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 years. 51. What do most of Beowulf's warriors do when they see he is losing the battle with the dragon? A) Fall to their knees and pray to pagan gods. B) Fall to their knees and pray to the Christian God. C) Run away from their king in his time of need. D) Rush in to help their king in his time of need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run away from their king in his time of need. 52. Beowulf lives a quiet, peaceful life; shares most of his wealth from King Hrothgar; protects Hardred until he dies in battle. He is then asked what question? A) To be captain of the Geats army. B) To be king of Geats. C) To marry the queen of the Geats. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be king of Geats. 53. Which of the following is NOT one of the three tribes who formed the Anglo-Saxons? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) Jutes. B) Jews. C) Saxons. D) Angles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jews. 54. Her ..... glance was brief, but it made the frightened child retreat. A) Baleful. B) Loathsome. C) Unrelenting. D) Wail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baleful. 55. This man is killed by Grendel's mother A) Hagrid. B) Ashes. C) Beowulf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashes. 56. What is the name of the main character in Beowulf? A) Beowulf. B) Wiglaf. C) Grendel. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 57. The Anglo-Saxons practiced retributive justice. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 58. To hand down, to give or to leave in a will A) Tempered. B) Bequeath. C) Gannet. D) Bane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bequeath. 59. Pus-filled, liquidy pimples A) Lurked. B) Boils. C) Culprits. D) Ogres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boils. 60. The Germanic and Scandinavian tribes did what with the religion of the people they conquered? A) Brought it to new shores and lands. B) Adopted it. C) Destroyed it. D) Left it alone. 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