This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 54 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is one of the most important works from Anglo saxon period? A) Beowulf. B) Caedmon's Nymn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 2. Herot can be viewed in A) Christian terms. B) Pagan terms. C) Elizabethan terms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christian terms. 3. What word means:low-lying areas similar to aswamp A) Thane. B) Bothies. C) Fens. D) Hawser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fens. 4. Which summary best describes the basic plot of Beowulf? A) Beowulf is about a hero of the same name who faces battles against monsters like Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon. B) Beowulf is about the biblical tale of the moment when Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and God banished them from the Garden of Eden forever. C) Beowulf is about the Queen Gloria who tasks the Red Knight with slaying a dragon that has been terrorizing their kingdom. D) Beowulf is about an epic hero who faces the villainous Queen Adrian and loses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf is about a hero of the same name who faces battles against monsters like Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon. 5. The term lof in old English refers to ..... A) Seeking glory. B) A story passed down for generations. C) A loaf of bread. D) A word Mr. Bauer totally made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeking glory. 6. Pick the best synonym for the word lament A) Cringe. B) Dig up. C) Gobble. D) Regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regret. 7. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions is known as a ..... A) Christian. B) Pagan. C) Greek God. D) Athesit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagan. 8. Which of the following sentences contains an example of alliteration? A) "The cat chased the mouse.". B) "She sells seashells by the seashore.". C) "The rain poured down like a waterfall.". D) "The moonlight danced on the water.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "She sells seashells by the seashore.". 9. Who was the one man who stayed to help Beowulf against the dragon? A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) Higlac. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 10. What ends Beowulf's forty years of peaceful and happy rule? A) Attacked by a four-headed sea monster. B) Attacked by a two-headed fire dragon. C) Attacked by a firedrake who is burning up the entire valley. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacked by a firedrake who is burning up the entire valley. 11. The final battle between Beowulf and Grendel happened A) In Grendel's cave. B) In Beowulf's mead hall. C) In Hrothgard's mead hall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Hrothgard's mead hall. 12. The root word "cred" means ..... A) To carry. B) To take. C) To believe. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To believe. 13. The narration of an event or series of events brought to life for listeners by a storyteller. A) Storyteller. B) Storytelling. C) Story. D) Storyman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Story. 14. How long had Beowulf ruled Geatland when the dragon showed up (ch. 31)? A) A hundred years. B) Three years. C) Fifty years. D) Two weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fifty years. 15. What response was given to the singing of the sword? A) Grendel got up and danced a jig. B) Grendel got up and sprang at Beowulf. C) Grendel got up and sung back. D) Grendel got up and grabbed Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel got up and sprang at Beowulf. 16. What is the primary purpose of Beowulf's recounting of his past accomplishments? A) To impress King Hrothgar with his bravery. B) To establish his credentials and gain trust. C) To prove that he is the strongest warrior in the world. D) To show off his knowledge of history. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To establish his credentials and gain trust. 17. Why does King Hrothgar call for Beowulf after Grendel's mother attack his men? A) The king does not want to put himself or his men at risk. B) Beowulf is the only strong enough to defeat Grendel's mother. C) The king wants Beowulf to set a trap for Grendel's mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf is the only strong enough to defeat Grendel's mother. 18. "Knowing a man had come", describing the dragon, a similarity with Beowulf is that A) Both can fight with their weapons. B) Both have the same strength. C) Both are set on slaughter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are set on slaughter. 19. A(n) ..... is a passing reference to an event, place, person, etc A) Allusion. B) Epic. C) Epic hero. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 20. What is the definition of bulwark? A) A defensive wall, sides of a ship over the deck. B) A person who causes great suffering. C) Evil in nature, influence, or effect. D) A conference, negotiation, verb-to hold a summit for negotiations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A defensive wall, sides of a ship over the deck. 21. Wiglaf's best quality is his ..... A) Loyalty. B) Agility in battle. C) Physical strength. D) Bravery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty. 22. A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed, guilty party, offender, miscreant; A) Culprit. B) Agile. C) Mortal. D) Crammed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culprit. 23. Grendel is a descendant of ..... ? A) Hrothgar. B) Cain. C) Shield Sheafson. D) Abel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cain. 24. Whale-road is an example of: A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Cutting. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 25. When I saw the horror movie, all the blood and violence made me ..... in my seat. A) Heathen. B) Wrath. C) Hale. D) Writhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Writhe. 26. Which theme fits best?-Beowulf fights Grendel with his bare hands A) Generosity. B) Envy. C) Revenge. D) Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reputation. 27. What is Beowulf's primary personality trait in the epic? A) Fearfulness. B) Greed. C) Courage. D) Wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Courage. 28. Linkage of a single subject with two or more verbs, either to add dimension to the first verb or to establish a clear sequence of actions A) Perspective. B) Apposition. C) Divorce. D) Palette. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divorce. 29. Beowulf was able to defeat Grendel by ripping off his arm. Which character trait of Beowulf was presented by the given sentence? A) Brave. B) Physically Strong. C) Values Loyalty. D) Intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physically Strong. 30. Ecgtheow was the political advisor of King Hrothgar. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 31. What happens to Grendel's mother at the end of chapter 10? A) She kills Beowulf. B) She dies. C) She laughs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She dies. 32. What type of monster killed Beowulf? A) A man-eating beast. B) A witch. C) A werewolf. D) A dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dragon. 33. Who became king after Beowulf? A) Grendel. B) Wiglaf. C) Unferth. D) Hygleac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wiglaf. 34. A highly imaginative narrative based on rare powers or magic A) Ballad. B) Fable. C) Fairy tale. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fairy tale. 35. Who is being referred to in the line "seeking no peace, offering no truce, accepting no settlement, no price in gold or land, and paying for one crime only with another" A) Beowulf. B) Unferth. C) Brecca. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel. 36. TRUE of FALSE:The plot of an epic centers around the Hero of Unbelievable stature A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) NOT SURE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 37. "Herot trembled, wonderfully built to withstand the blows, the struggling great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;" This is an example of A) The clock. B) Theory. C) Alliterative verse. D) Tenacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliterative verse. 38. True or False, Wiglaf becomes the new king of the Danes? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Which term fits in this sentence:Because the island is ..... with many natural resources, it has a healthy economy. A) Sturdy. B) Haughty. C) Endowed. D) Laudable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endowed. 40. What is the significance of ellipses in the text of Beowulf? A) They mark the beginning of a new chapter. B) They highlight important quotes. C) They represent missing text. D) They indicate a change in setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They represent missing text. 41. What does Grendel dare not touch in Herot? A) Crown. B) Bed. C) Throne. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throne. 42. Who is Edgetho's son? A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) The soldier. D) Thor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 43. What is the alliteration on lines 604 and 605? A) "It was a weird and wonderful sight, and the warriors stared.". B) "Sorrow had returned to Denmark.". C) "So fame comes to the men who mean to win it and care about nothing else!". D) "Edgetho's son.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "It was a weird and wonderful sight, and the warriors stared.". 44. Type of characterization where the reader decides character traits through the evidence from the author's description A) Direct. B) Motivation. C) Indirect. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indirect. 45. Grendel lives in a: A) Cave. B) Hut. C) Lair. D) Swamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cave. 46. Which of the following best describes the Dragon's tower? A) Putrid with rotting meat and decaying carcasses. B) Beautiful with glimmering treasures and strange light. C) Stuffy with little air and lots of smoke. D) Dark with threatening silence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful with glimmering treasures and strange light. 47. How was Beowulf honored by his men after his death? A) They had a feast in his honor. B) They forgavethose who were responsible. C) They rode around his tower praising his heroism. D) They divided his newest treasure among themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They rode around his tower praising his heroism. 48. And so Beowulf's followers Rode, mourning their beloved leader, Crying that no better king had ever Lived, no prince so mild ..... A) Cower. B) Purge. C) Lament. D) Brood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lament. 49. Metaphorical meaning to replace a noun usually in two words A) Theory. B) Alliteration. C) Cutting. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 50. Who was Beowulf speaking to when he said "if your hands were as hard, your heart as fierce as you think it, no fool would dare raid your hall" A) Unferth. B) Higlac. C) Wulfgar. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unferth. 51. The King was ..... and placed as head of the royal family. A) Exalted. B) Fetter. C) Fetter. D) Reproach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exalted. 52. Over time, many of Beowulf's people lost respect for him. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 53. In the context of the entire poem, the dragon fight can be seen as a symbol of: A) Beowulf's past mistakes. B) Old age impacting abilities when challenged. C) The fiery nature of revenge. D) The lurking danger of greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old age impacting abilities when challenged. 54. Beowulf is the earliest know English ..... A) Sonnet. B) Epic Poem. C) Haiku. D) Limerick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic Poem. 55. Metaphoric compound words in the place of simple nouns. A) Theme. B) Alliteration. C) Cesura. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theory. 56. Grendel's mother most represents the idea A) That the monster is really a type of desire. B) That the monster always escapes. C) That the monster dwells at the gates of difference. D) That the monster polices the borders of the possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That the monster always escapes. 57. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold A) Scop. B) Thane. C) Monger. D) Comity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monger. 58. A wild uproar or commotion A) Exultation. B) Timorous. C) Pandemonium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pandemonium. 59. What does Beowulf warn Hygelac of (that there might be consequences)? A) A betrothal between rival clans. B) The Attack of the Dragon. C) Hrothgar's Death. D) A future battle between friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A betrothal between rival clans. 60. Where did the treasure the Dragon is guarding come from and what do the dragon and treasure represent on an allegorical level? A) Another ill-fated Kingdom; representing what Beowulf could let his Kingdom become if he leads them astray with worldly pursuits as he becomes the King that Hrothgar warned him not to become). B) A kingdom that triumphed like Beowulf and his Kingdom will eventually triumph. C) The gold and Dragon are everything Beowulf cannot have. D) The gold is the Dragon and the Dragon is the gold. 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