This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 56 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name a thing Grendel's mother carried back to her lair from Herot A) Grendel's arm. B) Grendel's leg. C) Grendel's body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's arm. 2. In the text, how does Grendel react when he realizes Beowulf's strength? A) He remains calm and collected. B) He immediately tries to flee. C) He calls for backup. D) He surrenders to Beowulf's mercy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He immediately tries to flee. 3. Who is the Geat hero's father? A) Ecgtheow. B) Darth Vader. C) Hrothgar. D) God. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecgtheow. 4. "But fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the bones of his last human supper" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Foreshadowing. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. 5. Where did the Anglos, Saxons, and Jutes come from? A) France and Portugal. B) Denmark and Germany. C) Italy and Norway. D) Germany and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark and Germany. 6. Which era of the English language was brought about, in part, by the invention of the printing press? A) Modern. B) Middle. C) Old. D) Early Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Early Modern. 7. Because Arizona is ..... for very bad drivers, it is essential to always be extra careful when driving on the interstates. A) Imperious. B) Infamous. C) Fetter. D) Solace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infamous. 8. What is the name of the king of Denmark in Beowulf? A) Beowulf. B) Wiglaf. C) Hrothgar. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar. 9. One of the principal functions of the Anglo-Saxon scop, or poet, was to ..... A) Provide dance music. B) Lead religious exercises. C) Recite songs and tales. D) Translate Latin Psalms into Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recite songs and tales. 10. What typical element of epic poetry does the battle between Beowulf and Grendel best reflect? A) The battle portrays the universal theme of good versus evil. B) The journey taken to get to the battle describes the culture at the time. C) The conversational diction during the battle heightens a sense of immediacy. D) The style of the fighting shows that the enemies fought with weapons of their era. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The battle portrays the universal theme of good versus evil. 11. The news that my favorite team had been eliminated from the tournament caused me ..... A) Anguish. B) Respite. C) Prowess. D) Valor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anguish. 12. The main problem/ conflict in Beowulf is between A) Love and hate. B) Good and evil. C) Peace and war. D) Hate and war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good and evil. 13. What do you think Beowulf's shield can do? A) It can fly. B) It can disappear. C) It can stop fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can stop fire. 14. What is an adjective or brief phrase used to characterize a person, place, or thing, summarizing its most essential quality called? A) Allusion. B) Epic. C) Fen. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithet. 15. Paraphrasing is: A) Summarizing an idea. B) Changing the idea. C) Rewording but keeping the idea. D) Quoting from a source. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rewording but keeping the idea. 16. Unferth challenges Beowulf because Unferth A) Wants to prove that Beowulf is a liar. B) Envies Beowulf's fame and courage. C) Knows that he is stronger than Beowulf. D) Thinks Brecca is a better man than Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Envies Beowulf's fame and courage. 17. What object in the mead hall is Grendel unable to approach? A) The golden cross. B) Hrothgar's throne. C) The queen's jeweled goblet. D) The altar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar's throne. 18. (adj) uncompromisingly forthright: A) Blunt. B) Massive. C) Hoary. D) Loathsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blunt. 19. Beowulf requests that the people erect a monument to commemorate him because A) His father told him to make sure the people built a memorial for him. B) Beowulf understands that people and cultures in particular need to have lasting heroes. C) He is arrogant. D) There were many Geats out of work and they needed jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf understands that people and cultures in particular need to have lasting heroes. 20. What is Freya the goddess of? A) Wisdom. B) Courage. C) Love. D) Households and childbirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Households and childbirth. 21. What is the name of the sword that Unferth offered Beowulf? A) Hrunting. B) Turfing. C) Joyful. D) Naegling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrunting. 22. Anglo-Saxon society was dominated by ..... A) Devotion to monastic principles and beliefs. B) A fierce and strict code of loyalty between leaders and those that served them; violence. C) Industry and dedication to a strict work ethic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fierce and strict code of loyalty between leaders and those that served them; violence. 23. Static Character A) Stereotype. B) Develops and changes throughout the story. C) Varied or contradictory traits. D) Stays the same from beginning to end. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotype. 24. A declaration or statement A) Assertion. B) Rhetoric. C) Modifier. D) Qualifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assertion. 25. Pick the best ANTONYM for the word livid A) Dull. B) Angry. C) Dreamlike. D) Cheerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cheerful. 26. Dave wanted..... after his bike was stolen. A) Malicious. B) Vengeance. C) Fiend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vengeance. 27. A feeling of extreme joy A) Pandemonium. B) Boil. C) Exultation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exultation. 28. Purport means ..... A) Lie. B) Tell. C) Make a claim. D) Ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make a claim. 29. That monsters represented the difference between morality and sin (good and evil) was a belief of which important Anglo Saxon religion? A) Judaism. B) Islam. C) Catholicisim. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christianity. 30. Motivation can include a character's A) Fears. B) Conflicts. C) Needs. D) All other answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All other answers are correct. 31. The nobility in The Late Middle Ages spoke A) Latin. B) English. C) French. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French. 32. Which word means to speak about oneself with excessive pride? A) Commemorate. B) Lurk. C) Boast. D) Writhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boast. 33. The Christian monasteries served Anglo-Saxon society by- A) Developing innovative agricultural theories and methods. B) Reforming criminals and housing the homeless. C) Abolishing the last remnants of Anglo-Saxon religion. D) Fostering learning and preserving literary works. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fostering learning and preserving literary works. 34. In honor of Beowulf's memory a A) Statue is made. B) A mead-hall is built. C) A tower is raised. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tower is raised. 35. Which term fits in this sentence:Since the millionaire does not have an ....., he is going to leave his fortune to his college alma mater. A) Abode. B) Heir. C) Sturdy. D) Endowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heir. 36. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall? A) Hollywood. B) Distorted. C) Dunland. D) Scandinavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distorted. 37. What is the significance of the sword in Beowulf? A) The sword is a symbol of Beowulf's strength and courage. B) The sword is a symbol of war and destruction. C) The sword is a symbol of justice and righteousness. D) The sword has no particular significance in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sword is a symbol of Beowulf's strength and courage. 38. The Geats built Beowulf's tomb just as he asked. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Choose a vocabulary word for the following definition:known or talked about by many people; famous A) Heir. B) Renowned. C) Avenge. D) Boast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renowned. 40. What advice did Beowulf take from the coastguard? A) Like the sea, you can't fight Grendel with a sword. B) Go home. C) Don't fight Grendel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like the sea, you can't fight Grendel with a sword. 41. Britain was originally occupied by ..... A) Romans. B) Celts. C) Germanic Tribes. D) Scops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Celts. 42. Why can't Grendel attack Hrothgar's throne? A) He was afraid of it. B) It was protected by God. C) He couldn't find it. D) He was asked not to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was protected by God. 43. What is the meaning of the word 'proclaim'? A) To express sadness or regret. B) To publicly announce something. C) To achieve an important victory. D) To express happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To publicly announce something. 44. (adj.) Filled with horror or shock A) Loathsome. B) August. C) Reparation. D) Ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August. 45. Drag and drop to FILL IN THE BLANK:After so many were hanged for a crime they didn't commit, the government had no choice but to pay (a) to those affected by the ordeal. A) Forge (v). B) Lament (n). C) Prow (n). D) A Reparations (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Reparations (n). 46. True or False:Both Christian and Pagan references can be found in "Beowulf" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 47. Evil dictators are, in short, the ..... of the earth. A) Scourge. B) Maraud. C) Bewail. D) Thane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scourge. 48. People who are ..... inspire fear and respect thanks to their size or special ability. A) Formidable. B) Resolute. C) Duly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formidable. 49. A monster named ..... lives nearby and gets angry with his neighbors' excessive happiness. A) Grendel. B) Higlac. C) Hrethel. D) Hrenthel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 50. What does this statement tell you about Grendel, the first monster described in the selection from Beowulf? "The monster's /Thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws ..... " A) He is hungry. B) He has sharp claws. C) He is not trustworthy. D) He has intelligence and cleverness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has intelligence and cleverness. 51. The epic of Beowulf is set in A) England between 7th century and 11 century. B) France between 6th century and 10 th century. C) Scandinavia, between 7th century and 10th century. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scandinavia, between 7th century and 10th century. 52. "shepherd of evil" A) Haiku. B) Theory. C) Limerick. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 53. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Battle with Grendel A) Ordinary World. B) Call to Adventure. C) Assistance. D) First Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First Trial. 54. Den of a wild animal A) Shroud. B) Prow. C) Lair. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lair. 55. If someone is ....., it means he or she is held in deep respect and devotion. A) Harrowed. B) Revered. C) Thaned. D) Prowessed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revered. 56. Which of the following does NOT describe the Anglo Saxon religion? A) Polytheistic; worshipped the Norse gods. B) Worshipped the women of their tribe. C) Strong belief in fatalism (all things are predetermined). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worshipped the women of their tribe. 57. What do they give Beowulf as recognition for having won against Grendl? A) Espada. B) Horse. C) Oro. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 58. Who is the main antagonist in Beowulf Chapter 1? A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Wiglaf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 59. Beowulf ruled his kingdom for ..... A) 15 years. B) 25 winters. C) 50 winters. D) 30 winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 winters. 60. Word that means covering something with liquid. A) Cower. B) Disengage. C) Derogatory. D) Douce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Douce. ← 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