This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 62 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 62 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of pinion? A) An abandoned infant who is discovered and cared for by others. B) A seller of a specific commodity. C) Tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone). D) The act of making amends after a mistake, usually by paying money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tie or hold the arms or legs of (someone). 2. Which of the following words means "something that causes suffering or pain" ? A) Wail. B) Baleful. C) Affliction. D) Plight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affliction. 3. Which term fits in this sentence:The Oscars is ready to ..... "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at this year's awards ceremony due to its out-of-the-box storytelling and creativity. A) Sturdy. B) Laud. C) Haughty. D) Mandate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laud. 4. Why did Arthur try to pull out the Sword in the Stone? A) Ector told him to find something to do. B) Kay forgot his sword. C) Because he felt he was the true born king. D) Merlin came to him in a dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kay forgot his sword. 5. What saves Beowulf from the claws and dagger of Grendel's mother? A) His sword, Hrunting. B) His chain mail shirt. C) His swift swimming. D) His battle helmet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His chain mail shirt. 6. What marked the beginning and end of the Middle Ages? A) The French revolution and the 7 years' war. B) The conquering of Britain by the French and the fall of the Romans. C) The fall of the Roman empire and the rise of the Renaissance. D) The conquering of Germany by the British and the rise of the Roman empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fall of the Roman empire and the rise of the Renaissance. 7. Beowulf acude a matar a Grendl A) Because his king asked him to. B) He heard the legend and wanted to confront. C) Because Hrothgar had asked him to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He heard the legend and wanted to confront. 8. How was an Anglo Saxon warrior's success determined? A) By his title given to him by the lord. B) By his family's status and heritage. C) By the amount of gifts received by the king. D) By his physical strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the amount of gifts received by the king. 9. Station 2:What does the drastic change of names in England reveal about history? A) The nature of fads in baby names. B) The nature of nomadic tribes like the Anglo-Saxons. C) The nature of conquering lands and establishing dominance. D) The nature of natural language change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The nature of conquering lands and establishing dominance. 10. The epic hero in Beowulf is ..... A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) James. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 11. Which trait is not one of Beowulf's characteristics? A) Compassion. B) Loyalty. C) Valor. D) Selfness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compassion. 12. A synonym of rancorous is A) Ringing. B) Resentful. C) Materialistic. D) Silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resentful. 13. A kenning is a compound noun with metaphorical meaning. Which of the following is an example? A) Hammer-forged blades. B) A good wave-skimmer. C) Our glorious king. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A good wave-skimmer. 14. Hateful or repulsive A) Heathen. B) Loathsome. C) Hrunting. D) Sinew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loathsome. 15. What is the tone of how Beowulf is described at the end of the story: "no better king had ever/ Lived, no prince so mild, no man/ So open to his people, so deserving of praise" A) Scornful. B) Matter of fact. C) Tense. D) Admiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Admiring. 16. After the battle with Grendel's Mother, the sword Beowulf used is given back to Unferth as a trophy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. Where had the treasure in the tower come from (ch. 32)? A) Higlac's riches. B) Onela's riches. C) Hrothgar's riches. D) An unnamed dynasty's riches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An unnamed dynasty's riches. 18. Feudalism is ..... A) Society based on democracy. B) Society based on knights, royals, and kings and queens. C) Society based on socialism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Society based on knights, royals, and kings and queens. 19. Whom is Grendel supposed to be a descendant of? A) Satan. B) Cain. C) Abel. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cain. 20. He sought $ 550, 000 in damages, and the company ..... denied the charges. A) Assail. B) Vehemently. C) Extolled. D) Abrasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 21. " ..... the Great king of the Danes ..... knows of your noble birth ..... " is an example of A) Scop. B) Kinship. C) Paganism. D) Formal boasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kinship. 22. Who is the mighty Geat warrior ..... our hero? A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) Wiglaf. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 23. What is the best paraphrase for this quotation?"So the living sorrow of Healfdane's son (Hrothgar) simmered bitter and fresh, and no wisdom or strength could break it:that agony hung on king and people alike." A) Hrothgar was powerless to stop the endless pain; it affected him and his people. B) The king was in agony and out of his mind because of what his people had done to him. C) Grendel was furious at the Danes, so he caused great pain to the king and his people. D) Hrothgar felt an endless sorrow he couldn't get rid of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar was powerless to stop the endless pain; it affected him and his people. 24. During the Anglo-Saxon period, bragging was considered ..... A) Overly prideful and rude. B) Acceptable and even encouraged. C) Poetic and beautiful. D) A sign of low birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptable and even encouraged. 25. Druidism, also referred to as Animism or Paganism: A) Is a myth and never actually existed. B) Was introduced after Christianity was chased out of Great Britain. C) Was the very early tribal spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. D) Was practiced in Great Britain along with Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was the very early tribal spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. 26. The ancient Romans and Anglo Saxons both had pagan religions. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. What did end up the fight between Beowulf and Grendel? A) Beowulf pulled off Grendel's arm and shoulder. B) Beowulf removed the spell Grendel had about not being hurt with human weapons. C) Beowulf stabbed Grendel's heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf pulled off Grendel's arm and shoulder. 28. Where is Beowulf (the man, not the story) from? A) Denmark. B) England. C) Sweden. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweden. 29. What evidence does Beowulf show his men that he succeeded in the pool? A) Grendel's arm. B) Grendel's body. C) Grendel's head. D) Grendel's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's head. 30. Which of the following words is synonymous with foe? A) Acquaintance. B) Enemy. C) Defenses. D) Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enemy. 31. Grendel is said to be from the race of ..... A) Cain. B) Abel. C) Joseph. D) Abraham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 32. True or False ..... Treasure was an important value in the story. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. Why does Beowulf wish to help Hrothgar with Grendel? A) Hrothgar gave Beowulf a ship. B) Hrothgar helped save the Geats. C) Hrothgar saved his father. D) Hrothgar is an ally for the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar saved his father. 34. What word means:to pay for services rendered or damaged incurred A) Recompense. B) Vied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recompense. 35. What is the poetic device in Old English poetry which divides each line in the center into two half lines called? A) Epithet. B) Crag. C) Cutting. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 36. In the following passage, who is "Healfdane's son" ? "So the living sorrow of Healfdane's son Simmered, bitter and fresh, and no wisdom Or strength could break it" A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) Higlac. D) Edgetho. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 37. Used to hold money or other valuables A) Foiled. B) Coffer. C) Fomented. D) Prodigious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coffer. 38. Explain the concept of comitatus in Beowulf. A) The bond of loyalty between a lord and his warriors. B) The concept of democracy in Beowulf. C) The role of women in Beowulf. D) The idea of individualism in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bond of loyalty between a lord and his warriors. 39. What theme is most prominently depicted in "The Battle with Grendel" ? A) The triumph of good over evil. B) The importance of heritage. C) The inevitability of fate. D) The fleeting nature of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The triumph of good over evil. 40. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel? A) He rips Grendel's arm off. B) He chops Grendel's head off. C) He cuts off Grendel's leg. D) He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He rips Grendel's arm off. 41. How were storied passed down during the Anglo Saxon period? A) Internet. B) Written books. C) Oral tradition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral tradition. 42. Beowulf's grip is said to have the strength of how many men? A) 30. B) 40. C) 25. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30. 43. Anglo Saxon warriors were fearless because of their belief in A) Wyrd. B) Their weapons. C) God. D) Their ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wyrd. 44. What is the theme of the Song? A) Recovery of the Cid's daughters. B) Recovery of his wife's honor. C) Recovery of the honor of the Cid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recovery of the honor of the Cid. 45. The epic poem of Beowulf is believed to be originated in the A) Eighth century. B) Fourth century. C) Sixth century. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sixth century. 46. Which of the following derived from the Anglo-Saxons? A) The sun. B) The moon. C) The days of the week. D) The seasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The days of the week. 47. Affliction:disease, disorder, complaint A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 48. 'Gluttonous' on p. 17 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Large. B) Hungry. C) Greedy. D) Vain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greedy. 49. Who was the Roman emperor to invade England? A) Commodus. B) Achilles. C) Maximus. D) Julius Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julius Caesar. 50. How do Beowulf's men feel as they prepare to sleep near their leader? A) Hopeless. B) Secure. C) Anxious. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secure. 51. Word that means puzzled or confused A) Fawning. B) Douse. C) Cringe. D) Bemused. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bemused. 52. The poem gives Grendel no motivation for attacking Heorot other than his desire to destroy. What effect does this have on the reader? A) It dampens the reading experience by making Grendel an empty character. B) It makes it easier for them to relate to the events of the poem. C) It helps them underscore the difference between good and evil. D) It makes it easier for readers to identify with Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps them underscore the difference between good and evil. 53. What does this mean "Fate will unwind as it must" A) We will see what the God's have planned. B) Things will happen for a reason. C) Things might spiral out of control. D) Fate and destiny are the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We will see what the God's have planned. 54. How long does Grendel terrorize Herot and the Danes before Beowulf arrives to the rescue? A) 12 years. B) 5 years. C) 10 months. D) 25 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 55. The weather forecast called for heavy snow that will taper off at the end of the day.Taper means ..... A) To sew. B) To grow less gradually. C) To increase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To grow less gradually. 56. Why does one sentence in the chapter called "Grendel's Mother Attacks" say, "One man will pay with his life for that night's rest" ? A) Because men had to pay to sleep in the Mead Hall. B) Grendel's mother was rich. C) One man would die when Grendel's mother came for revenge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One man would die when Grendel's mother came for revenge. 57. What is the role of the narrator in the prologue of Beowulf? A) To introduce the main characters of the story. B) To describe the setting of the story. C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. D) To present the conflict of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. 58. What part of Grendel's body does Beowulf tear off? A) A finger. B) His head. C) An arm. D) A leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An arm. 59. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? A canny pilot along the coast and currents A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 60. The phrase "shepherd of evil" is an example of which literary device? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. 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