This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 53 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is not a trait of a good warrior A) Strength. B) Courage. C) Vengeance. D) Loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vengeance. 2. An infamous monster A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Hrothgar. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 3. What common Pagan beliefs are frequently mentioned in Beowulf? A) Fame and Fate. B) Idols and Prayer. C) Faith and Hope. D) Courage and Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fame and Fate. 4. What does Wiglaf do when he sees Beowulf faltering in his fight with the dragon? A) Rushes to show that he is the new hero. B) Runs away with the rest of Beowulf's kinsmen. C) Rushes to Beowulf's aid immediately. D) Runs to rally and scold Beowulf's kinsmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Runs to rally and scold Beowulf's kinsmen. 5. Which of the following is an implied metaphor? A) He ran as fast as a jack rabbit over the hurdles. B) The swelling ocean waves ate the small ship easily. C) Westward went the running bulls. D) Angrily Sonia barked commands at her child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angrily Sonia barked commands at her child. 6. Long, formal speeches delivered by the major characters. A) Alliteration. B) Dialogue. C) Cutting. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dialogue. 7. The original manuscript of Beowulf is in what literary form. A) A beautiful haiku about the viking era. B) A song sung by some lady on youtube. C) An epic poem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An epic poem. 8. Which of these is the term for "a reference to something famous outside the text" ? A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Illusion. D) Foreshadowing. E) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 9. What is the initial reaction of the Danes towards Beowulf's arrival? A) Fear and hostility. B) Indifference and apathy. C) Curiosity and skepticism. D) Excitement and anticipation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curiosity and skepticism. 10. Condition of readiness for action A) Scion. B) Bequeath. C) Fettle. D) Rampart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fettle. 11. A journey to a place associated with someone or something well known or respected A) Affliction. B) Pilgrimage. C) Livid. D) Livid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pilgrimage. 12. Pain or distress A) Loathsome. B) Murky. C) Writhing. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Affliction. 13. The OG of Danish kings. A) Wealthow. B) Beowulf. C) Shield Sheafson. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shield Sheafson. 14. Where do Grendal and his mother live? A) Lake. B) Woods. C) Cave. D) Distorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake. 15. He decrees a punishment for the cowardly warriors who ran away. A) Willow. B) Higelac. C) Wiglaf. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 16. Read line 90 from Beowulf Sometimes at pagan shrines they vowed In what specific way is this line an example of a rhythmic pattern often found in Old English poetry? A) It generally contains two half lines of three stressed syllables each. B) It has two consecutive stressed beats followed by two consecutive unstressed beats. C) It consists of a metric foot comprised of two long syllables. D) It uses a sequence of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It uses a sequence of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. 17. Who are the main characters in Beowulf? A) A hero and monsters. B) A mermaid. C) An evil queen. D) Odin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hero and monsters. 18. A confident statement of fact or belief A) Assertion. B) Value. C) Irony. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertion. 19. The reason behind keeping Grendel's arm shows that Beowulf needs a ..... to further his chances of ..... A) Hero, making it through the night. B) Woman, offspring. C) Trophy, immortality in history. D) Champion, winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trophy, immortality in history. 20. Which is the strongest universal theme in the epic Beowulf? A) Kingdoms survive and prosper through warfare. B) There will always be another kingdom to help. C) Dragons and monsters await everyone. D) A good leader is brave and fearless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A good leader is brave and fearless. 21. During the debate, the senator tried to ..... his opponent was not qualified for office. A) Exploit. B) Insinuate. C) Spoor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insinuate. 22. What is the name of the beautiful Danish sword that Hrothgar gives Beowulf to fight Grendel's mother? A) Fire Chaser. B) Hrunting. C) Heorot. D) Dragonslayer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrunting. 23. An Epic Hero is a larger-than-life character that battles the forces of evil and represent widespread national, cultural or religious values A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. As a warrior, Beowulf fought for all of the following except A) Glory for Ancestors. B) Glory for Self. C) Glory for God (Christian). D) Glory for King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glory for God (Christian). 25. Has the strength of 30 men A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 26. As Beowulf wishes, the Geats build A) A mead hall for their festivities. B) An ancient armor for the king. C) A ship for his funeral. D) A tower as his monument. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tower as his monument. 27. Grendel descended from this biblical figure: A) Satan. B) Abraham. C) Cain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cain. 28. What is the meaning of the term "lustre" in the following context: "Forged in the furnace of the sun, undimmed in lustre" ? A) Age. B) Ability to fight. C) Strength. D) Sheen; gloss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sheen; gloss. 29. Pick the best synonym for the word fetter A) Broom broom. B) Carousal. C) Handcuffs. D) Native plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Handcuffs. 30. The text reveals that Wiglaf "denounces" the warriors who deserted Beowulf. What does the word most likely mean? A) Declares to be wrong. B) Claims wrongdoing. C) Demolishes in battle. D) Discovers the goodness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declares to be wrong. 31. What do some men say killed Beowulf? A) The breath of the Firedrake. B) Bee stings. C) Grendel. D) A fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The breath of the Firedrake. 32. Hygelac is a..... A) Geat. B) Dane. C) Swede. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geat. 33. A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf and unable to fight Grendel. A) Unferth. B) Wiglaf. C) Hrothgar. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unferth. 34. Beowulf in the last battle is confident of his strength but he is also aware that he may not win the fight. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 35. True or False ..... Vengeance was NOT a value in Beowulf. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. Who is Beowulf's trusted friend and loyal subject? A) Unferth. B) Hrothgar. C) Wiglaf. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 37. What is NOT a reason Beowulf is still studied? A) JRR Tolkien loved it. B) Depicts a hero's journey. C) To make students believe in dragons. D) First scribed ENG story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make students believe in dragons. 38. Grendel cannot sit on his throne because it is God-ordained, therefore sanctified A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 39. The loud horns and colorful banners helped to ..... the arrival of the newborn prince. A) Fetter. B) Livid. C) Imperious. D) Herald. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herald. 40. What does the dragon hoard, and how does this show symbolism? (Remember ..... this is the Stinky Dragon) A) Gold and treasures that show symbolism of fame. B) Gold and treasures that show symbolism of pride. C) Gold and treasures that show symbolism of faith. D) Gold and treasures that show symbolism of greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gold and treasures that show symbolism of greed. 41. Which quality did Anglo Saxon people most value in a person? A) Loyalty to one's king. B) Loyalty only to self. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty to one's king. 42. Causing; trafficking A) Boons. B) Mongering. C) Bane. D) Coffer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mongering. 43. Which line contains a Diazeugma. A) The poet describes the battle in vivid detail. B) The dragon attacked the Geats and destroyed their homes. C) Beowulf fought Grendel with his bare hands. D) Half of it. Had hine sawn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dragon attacked the Geats and destroyed their homes. 44. Beowulf was KIng Hygelac's: A) Son. B) Nephew. C) Cousin. D) Father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nephew. 45. Beowulf defeats Grendel with his A) Shield. B) Sword. C) Powerful grip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Powerful grip. 46. What is the cause of awakening the dragon? A) God. B) Violence. C) Ignorance. D) Greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greed. 47. What is the meaning of the word "ogre" in this sentence? The survivors believe that the ghostly ogre, being so well provided for, will abstain from haunting them. A) A mummy. B) A man-eating giant. C) A ghost. D) An evil centaur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A man-eating giant. 48. Who is the lead character, hero/heroine, or whom a text is about called? A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Tertiary. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protagonist. 49. Archenemy of all things good and personification of evil A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) King Hrothgar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 50. To where do Beowulf's warriors retreat? (Beowulf Fights the Dragon) A) Beowulf's palace. B) Sea. C) Woods. D) The cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Woods. 51. Beowulf's society values which of the following A) Wealth. B) Safety. C) Food. D) Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Courage. 52. In Beowulf, the story is told by a poet. What is another name for a poet? A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Villain. D) Bard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bard. 53. How did the dragon die? A) With a sword that was driven into the dragons head. B) Stabbed the dragon in the heart. C) Cut off the dragons head. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a sword that was driven into the dragons head. 54. What religion were the Anglo-Saxons? A) Muslim. B) Christian. C) Pagan. D) Druid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pagan. 55. A loathsome beast is A) Fierce. B) Greedy. C) Uncontrollable. D) Disgusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disgusting. 56. " ..... May the Almighty Father keep you and in His kindness watch over your exploits." exploit means to: A) Make a notable achievement. B) Give a smooth and glossy appearance. C) Separate into parts or portions. D) Mistake one thing for another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a notable achievement. 57. When Beowulf speaks before fighting the dragon, how has he changed? A) He is much older. B) He is much more careless. C) He is angrier than ever. D) He is much more powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is much older. 58. What does the word talon mean? A) Having a very bad reputation. B) A den or resting place of a wild animal. C) A claw like on a falcon or an eagle. D) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A claw like on a falcon or an eagle. 59. Why does Wiglaf think he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon? A) Beowulf is too old to fight. B) It will increase Beowulf's chances of winning. C) They had pledged their loyalty and their lives to Beowulf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had pledged their loyalty and their lives to Beowulf. 60. The monster tried to ..... all of the warriors in Mead Hall by tearing them to shreds, but Beowulf stopped him. A) Hoard. B) Gloat. C) Maul. D) Mortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maul. ← 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