This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 60 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As Beowulf is being defeated by the dragon, who sticks by Beowulf's side? A) Higlac. B) Wiglaf. C) Hrothgar. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wiglaf. 2. Learning about the plight of people trying to rebuild their homes after a devastating earthquake might inspire you to send money to a charity.In this sentence, plight means ..... A) Bad situation. B) Good situation. C) A flight on a plane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad situation. 3. Shining with great brightness and radiance A) Ignominious. B) They shine. C) Baleful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They shine. 4. How does Beowulf's dragon compare to Hrothgar and Grendel? A) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon is threatening their peace. B) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon lives in a lake. C) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon kills his best friend. D) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon doesn't like his religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon is threatening their peace. 5. Why was the kingdom in chaos after the king died? A) Everyone was happy that he died. B) The enemy country started to attack. C) There was no successor to the king. D) Everyone was devastated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There was no successor to the king. 6. What is Beowulf's relationship with Ecgtheow? A) Fallen Warrior. B) A father. C) A sibling. D) Brother-in-law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A father. 7. How does Beowulf plan to fight the dragon? A) With his bare hands. B) Using a giant's sword. C) With his sword and shield. D) Together with his thanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With his sword and shield. 8. How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danes? A) Twelve years. B) One year. C) Six years. D) Twenty years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twelve years. 9. What is the most famous example of heroic poetry A) Romeo and Juliet. B) The Old Man and the Sea. C) The Outsiders. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 10. How long does it take Beowulf to get to the bottom of the lake? A) Several hours. B) Days. C) A second. D) Four minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Several hours. 11. Why will Beowulf not take the crown? A) His aunt does not want him to be king. B) He does not want to be King. C) He chose not to be king after the death of his uncle. D) There is someone who has more of a right than he does. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is someone who has more of a right than he does. 12. What happened when the monster's blood touched the blade of Beowulf's sword? A) It disappeared. B) It started dissolving. C) It caught fire. D) It snapped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It started dissolving. 13. A story using animal characters to point out or teach a lesson A) Ballad. B) Fable. C) Fairy tale. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fable. 14. Describe imperious. A) Dictatorial; domineering; overbearing. B) Being humble and modest. C) Showing a lack of courage or determination. D) Being kind and generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictatorial; domineering; overbearing. 15. A brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events. (Protagonist of Epic Poetry) A) Epic Simile. B) Epic Setting. C) Epic Hero. D) Epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic Hero. 16. When the western empire of Rome fall, ..... began. A) Summer. B) Winter. C) The Light Ages. D) The Dark Ages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Dark Ages. 17. In which of the following sentences is apposition most clearly used to elaborate on a noun or noun phrase, rather than to simply identify the thing it names? A) The Romans, feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world, invaded the island now called England in 55 B. C. B) After the Roman troops left, Germanic tribes, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, conquered the island. C) Around the eighth century, Angleland, the name of the island, was a flourishing country. D) The Vikings, tribes from Scandinavia, repeatedly invaded and looted Angleland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Romans, feared warriors and conquerors of much of the known world, invaded the island now called England in 55 B. C. 18. How long did Grendel attack Herot? A) 100 years. B) 12 years. C) 25 years. D) 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 years. 19. How does he kill Grendel, his first monster? A) He kills him with a sword. B) He tears off his arm. C) He throws arrows at him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He tears off his arm. 20. Anika, William, and Benjamin are playing a game of charades. Anika is acting out a word and the others have to guess it. She is trying to act in a way that is meant to (V) intimidate. What could be the word she is acting out? A) Malice. B) Insinuate. C) Guffaw. D) Daunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daunt. 21. What does the tribe do with the treasure? A) They take it back to Geatland. B) They give it to King Hrothgar. C) They bury it with Beowulf. D) They hide it in the monsters' lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They bury it with Beowulf. 22. Who are the group of people Beowulf wants to help? A) The Danes. B) The Visigoths. C) The Wexans. D) The Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Danes. 23. What is the element of the hero's journey called where the hero fights his main adversary? A) The hero's resurrection. B) The supreme ordeal. C) The final battle. D) Tests, Allies and Enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The supreme ordeal. 24. For how many winters did Beowulf rule? (Beowulf Becomes King) A) 60. B) 50. C) 75. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50. 25. Why can't Hrothgar and his men defeat Grendel? A) Hrothgar and his men are too weak. B) Grendel is invisible. C) Grendel has cast a magic spell on Hrothgar and his men. D) Hrothgar and his men seek help from pagan gods instead of the one true God. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar and his men seek help from pagan gods instead of the one true God. 26. What does "PURGE" mean? A) A journey to a historical or religious site. B) To eliminate or wash away. C) A journey to a historical or religious site. D) Tense or tightly flexed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eliminate or wash away. 27. Betrayal or deception A) Pyre. B) Bequeath. C) Treacherous. D) Resolute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treacherous. 28. When was the epic poem Beowulf composed? A) 5th century. B) 8th century. C) 11th century. D) 15th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 11th century. 29. What is the name of the chief Pagan god? A) Thunor. B) Loki. C) Zeus. D) Odin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odin. 30. Where did Grendal go to die? A) Mead hall. B) Underwater lair. C) Heorot. D) The woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underwater lair. 31. What is the name of the Scandinavian people who live in southern Sweden? A) Danes. B) Geats. C) Welsh. D) Scoles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geats. 32. Is a pause or a break in a line of poetry A) Diction. B) Theory. C) Archetype. D) Cesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cesura. 33. Measurement of how much space, horizontal and vertical, is included in a single visual A) Angle. B) Stalk. C) Panel. D) Brood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angle. 34. To contradict means ..... A) To say the same thing. B) To attack. C) To say/do the opposite, inconsistent. D) To claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To say/do the opposite, inconsistent. 35. "and the desolate fens; he had dwelt for a time"This is an example of: A) Theory. B) Rhythm. C) Cutting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 36. What importance things were said in honor of Beowulf in the closing lines of the poem? "Of all the kings in the world Beowulf they named the ..... " A) Mightiest in valour. B) The mildest. C) The most kind to his people. D) The keenest for praise. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 37. How does he kill her? A) By cutting off his head. B) With a sword made of magical metal. C) By tearing off his arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a sword made of magical metal. 38. Where did Beowulf request that he be buried? A) Inside a barrow on the coast. B) At the place where he has slain the dragon. C) Inside his palace. D) Near the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside a barrow on the coast. 39. Match the definition with the word:Warrior/Servant A) Anathema. B) Plight. C) Cooking. D) Thane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thane. 40. In his final fight against the dragon, who comes to help Beowulf? A) All his men. B) The Danes. C) The Geats. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 41. When the she-monster draws her knife and attempts to slay Beowulf, her survives for two reasons. What are they? A) His mailcoat and God's wisdom. B) His helmet and fate. C) His shield and God's wisdom. D) His bare hands a prayer to God. E) Grendel's mother's bad aim and God's favor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mailcoat and God's wisdom. 42. ..... is to cause worry and upset. A) Revered. B) Comity. C) Annoying. D) Harrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Harrow. 43. Where is Heorot? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) Germany. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 44. The Scop was the A) Most valued Anglo Saxon Warrior. B) The King. C) The oldest person in the tribe. D) The Story Teller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Story Teller. 45. These tiny pears are full of luscious flavor. What is the meaning of the word "luscious" as used in this sentence? A) Very appealing in nature. B) Scent that attracts animals. C) Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice. D) Smells pretty bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice. 46. Classify the structure of the following sentence:Dennis likes playing basketball, and Tina likes playing tennis. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 47. How was Beowulf originally passed down from generation to generation? A) Hand-written copies of the original story. B) Oral tradition. C) Paintings on cave walls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral tradition. 48. A popular literary device in Old English poetry ..... a metaphoric compound word or phrase that takes the place of a noun, such as "whale-road" for sea and "swan-boat" for ship A) Pyre. B) Assonance. C) Epithet. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theory. 49. Who was Beowulf's father (actually he was his uncle, but essentially adopted Beowulf into his family)? A) Heorot. B) Hrothgar. C) Heroic fire. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hygelac. 50. Who are these lines referring to? "Long was the season:Twelve-winters' time torture suffered The friend of the Scyldings ..... " A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Higelac. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar. 51. Grendel killed 30 men by..... A) Poisoning their mead. B) Casting a spell on them. C) Lighting fire to Herot. D) Snatching them from their beds as they slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snatching them from their beds as they slept. 52. At the end of part two, Beowulf agrees to marry Hrothgar's daughter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. The dragon inflicted a deadly wound on Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Name the character who uttered this line in the FILM ADAPTATION of Beowulf: "If we die ..... it'll be for glory, not for gold." A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) The Dragon. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 55. The second part is about Beowulf peaceful rule for 40 years A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 56. What word means:a feudal lord who holds landand performs military service for a king A) Thane. B) Thresh. C) Bewailing. D) Bothies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane. 57. Which word describes a group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs? A) A cult. B) A tribe. C) A family. D) A sect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tribe. 58. What is the meaning of "cloven" in the following context: "where the dark spirits dwell, by the cloven mountain" ? A) Difficult to climb. B) Tall; massive. C) Evil; foreboding. D) Split or divided in two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split or divided in two. 59. "A poet sang, from time to time, in a clear pure voice" is a reference to A) Scop. B) Theory. C) Kinship. D) Formal boasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scop. 60. Which of these is not an important quality for a hero to possess? A) Loyalty. B) Wealth. C) Political skill. D) Generosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wealth. ← 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