This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 58 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Support, carry, bring, transport, move, convey, take, fetch, deliver, tote, A) Encounter. B) Layers. C) Debris. D) Bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bear. 2. Station #5: "The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woful, " is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 3. What is he name of the hall where everyone goes to celebrate? A) Heorot. B) Heaven. C) Hungary. D) Hawaii. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heorot. 4. Which theme fits best?-Beowulf is given a proper funeral A) Generosity. B) Reputation. C) Loyalty. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loyalty. 5. A lyric poem is ..... A) A poem that expresses the thoughts of multiple people. B) A poem that expresses the thoughts of one person. C) A poem that expresses sorrow after someone has died. D) A poem that is beautifully written, like music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A poem that expresses the thoughts of one person. 6. Beowulf was originally spread to others by which means? A) Reading Tradition. B) Oral Tradition. C) Writing Tradition. D) Family Tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral Tradition. 7. The Battle with Grendel is set in A) The Land of the Geats. B) The Land of the Danes. C) The south part of England. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Land of the Danes. 8. What nationality was Beowulf? A) Old English. B) Geat. C) Vikings. D) Danes. E) Danish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geat. 9. To say something in a low voice; especially in irritation A) Insinuate. B) Wry. C) Mutter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutter. 10. The people in the story Beowulf comes to help are A) Danes. B) Swedish. C) Geats. D) American. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danes. 11. Classify the structure of the following sentence:I know the answer. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 12. Identify the Kenning/Epithet is this line: "Then he saw the mighty water witch and swung his sword, his ring marked blade, straight at her head" (lines 492-493) A) Swung his sword. B) Straight at her head. C) Mighty water witch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mighty water witch. 13. What tribe does Hrothgar lead? A) The Geats. B) The Danes. C) The Grendelians. D) Think of something witty for this one and pretend I wrote it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Danes. 14. What did Beowulf learn from his bees? A) To rule with order and beauty. B) To rule with force. C) To rule with chaos. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To rule with order and beauty. 15. Beowulf came to King Hrothgar's aid because of Grendel's ..... reputation. A) Infamous. B) Affliction. C) Talon. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infamous. 16. Grendel was scared that he tried to pull away from Beowulf. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. Choose the vocab word for the following definition:inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another) A) Boast. B) Avenge. C) Renowned. D) Heir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avenge. 18. Beowulf and his men took a ..... across the seas. A) Fetter. B) Affliction. C) Lament. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pilgrimage. 19. Where most of the story of Beowulf takes place A) Geatland. B) Denmark. C) Norway. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 20. Expression of sorrow or grief A) Forge (v). B) Lair (n). C) Reparation (n). D) Lament (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lament (n). 21. Beowulf and his men are asked to leave their weapons behind when they first arrive to Herot in order to prove their good intentions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. An uncivilized or irreligious person A) Presume. B) Heathen. C) Fetter. D) Writhing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heathen. 23. The Anglo-Saxons invaded what country? A) Britain. B) Germany. C) Denmark. D) Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Britain. 24. Which does NOT describe an Epic Hero? A) Brave. B) Generous. C) Loyal. D) Respected. E) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generous. 25. This is the use of words that are newly coined, or even impolite. A) Informal Diction. B) Poetic Diction. C) Slang Diction. D) Colloquial Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slang Diction. 26. What are kennings? A) Biblical references. B) Medieval stories. C) Metaphorical sayings. D) Body armour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphorical sayings. 27. Foils are characters who are (almost) exactly alike. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. To form a sword by heating and hammering A) Forge. B) Pyre. C) Prosperity. D) Trove. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forge. 29. To whom does Beowulf wish to give his treasure if he should die? A) Hrunting. B) Hrothgar. C) Unferth. D) Hygelac. E) Wealhtheow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hygelac. 30. What was the only thing Beowulf wanted to do after he defeated Grendel and Grendel's mother? A) Find another evil being. B) Become King. C) Go home. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go home. 31. Which term fits in this sentence:During the hurricane, several rescue groups received a ..... to help evacuate the city. A) Mandate. B) Heir. C) Prowess. D) Abode. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandate. 32. What word means to separate or release? A) Fawning. B) Disengage. C) Maul. D) Accumulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disengage. 33. English is what type of language? A) Absurd. B) Borrowing. C) Giving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Borrowing. 34. According to Norse mythology, how did the gods arrange their new world? A) Using pieces of the old world, they re-shaped it into nine worlds. Each world was fully separate from the others and the only way to move from world to world was with magic. B) The gods didn't do anything special to arrange their new world. When it formed, they kept it that way. C) Using the best pieces of the old world, they re-shaped it with new pieces as well. This created a brand new, perfect world. D) Using their imaginations, the gods thought up a brand new world where they could keep their magic separate from others and themselves safe from harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using pieces of the old world, they re-shaped it into nine worlds. Each world was fully separate from the others and the only way to move from world to world was with magic. 35. Where does the battle between Beowulf and Grendel occur? A) King Hrothgar's castle. B) The Herot. C) The bogs. D) Grendel's cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Herot. 36. "My father/Was a famous soldier, known far and wide/As a leader of men" is an example of what epic hero trait? A) Hating one's father. B) Proving to why one's father is important and worthy of being remembered. C) Pointing to where one got his looks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proving to why one's father is important and worthy of being remembered. 37. A break in a verse where one phrase ends and the following phrase begins. A) Hyperbole. B) Epic. C) Cutting. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 38. Who is the author of the adaptation of Beowulf by Michael Murpurgo? A) Stephen King. B) Suzanne Collins. C) J.K. Rowling. D) Michael Morpurgo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Michael Morpurgo. 39. For how long does Grendel terrorize the Danes? A) Twelve years. B) One year. C) Six months. D) Five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twelve years. 40. Forestall means to: A) Hinder. B) Dazzle. C) Connect. D) Wrench. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinder. 41. The recurring theme of treasure and hoards in Beowulf highlights the: A) Importance of wealth in Norse society. B) Dangers of greed and its societal consequences. C) Power dynamics among the Northern tribes. D) Need for a king to be materially generous to ensure loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangers of greed and its societal consequences. 42. After the Romans evacuated their troops, Britain was left with- A) A strong army. B) A system of roads and architecture. C) Latin as its official language. D) A strong, centralized government of its own. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system of roads and architecture. 43. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for reproach? A) Shackle. B) Admonish. C) Scold. D) Discredit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shackle. 44. When used to describe Beowulf, the phrase "the mighty protector of men" is called what? A) Greeting. B) Symbol. C) Simile. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theory. 45. If you presume something, you're basing it off a wild guess. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. A hero(ine) is a person A) Often of divine ancestry. B) Endowed with great courage and strength. C) Favored by the gods. D) ALL of the other answers apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of the other answers apply. 47. Which of the following is NOT a part of the 'Yggdasil'? A) Oppenheimer. B) Helheim. C) Vanaheim. D) Asgard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oppenheimer. 48. Beowulf and his men are ..... A) Geats. B) Of unknown origin. C) Danes. D) Greek. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geats. 49. Which of the following was one of the most important influences on the development of England's modern culture? A) A strongly fortified coastline preventing outside influence. B) A series of violent invasions and occupations. C) Peaceful cooperation with the Vikings. D) The creation of an unrivaled army. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A series of violent invasions and occupations. 50. Grendel was a ( ) monster, rejected by all. A) Pagan. B) Righteous. C) Vile. D) Courteous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vile. 51. Beowulf does this after his battle with Grendel: A) Drags his body through the streets. B) Takes over as king. C) Hangs Grendel's arm in the hall rafters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hangs Grendel's arm in the hall rafters. 52. Disease, disorder, complaint A) Affliction. B) Lament. C) Malignant. D) Harrowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affliction. 53. A larger than life figure who goes on a great journey and performs great deeds is called ..... A) A foil. B) An archetype. C) Epic hero. D) A bard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic hero. 54. What literary device is used in the following line:Blundering back with the butchered corpses? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Monopolies. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 55. The character of Grendel is portrayed as A) The son of Adam. B) The descendant of Cain. C) The son of the devil. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The descendant of Cain. 56. The author of Beowulf is (a) A) Chaucer. B) Fitzgerald. C) A Unknown. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Unknown. 57. Beowulf's apparent successor is ..... A) Wiglaf. B) Hrunting. C) Hrothgar. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 58. Who did the most to unify England? A) Julius Caesar. B) The scribes. C) Alfred the Great. D) The Vikings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alfred the Great. 59. The two expressions from Beowulf whale road= sea and bone house=body are examples of A) Wyrd. B) Kennings. C) Unity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kennings. 60. Beowulf successfully defeated numerous monsters. A) Brave. B) Physically Strong. C) Values Loyalty. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physically Strong. ← 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