This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 66 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The competition for highest GPA had ..... quite a rivalry between the two students. A) Plundered. B) Writhed. C) Spawned. D) Afflicted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spawned. 2. Explain the theme of good vs. evil in Beowulf. A) The theme of heroism vs. cowardice. B) The theme of love vs. hate. C) The theme of good vs. evil. D) The theme of light vs. darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The theme of good vs. evil. 3. Which of the following list the chronological order of language influences which make up what we now know of as English? A) French, Norse, Latin, German. B) Chinese, Japanese, German, Latin. C) Spanish, French, German, Celtic. D) Celtic, Latin, German, Norse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Celtic, Latin, German, Norse. 4. In their desperation to escape Grendel's wrath, what do the counselors do? A) Seek help from the Devil. B) Offer sacrifices to Grendel. C) Set traps. D) A silly dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seek help from the Devil. 5. How many Danes does Grendel slaughter that FIRST NIGHT? A) 30. B) 15. C) 7. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30. 6. What did Wiglaf say to the men who did not help Beowulf? A) It is better for a warrior to die than to live a life of shame. B) It is better to be loyal to your king then to run cowardly. C) You threw away the honor he showed you when you refused to help him. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 7. Beowulf takes over the throne after Hrothgar dies. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The monster attacks the mead hall and kills many men. His ruthless dominance lasts ..... years. A) 20. B) 12. C) 21. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 9. " ..... but somehowsurvived the onslaught and kept standing:it was handsomely structured, a sturdy framebraced with the best of blacksmith's work"This is an example of: A) Cutting. B) Alliteration. C) Rhythm. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 10. After sitting in the airport for nine hours, I was ..... when I learned my flight would be delayed another six hours. A) Malice. B) Reproach. C) Livid. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Livid. 11. The name of the English poet who created Beowulf is A) Burton Raffel. B) Lost to history. C) Wiglaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lost to history. 12. I always ..... the sight of the leaves turning in the fall. It's my favorite time of year! A) Plunder. B) Writhe. C) Relish. D) Afflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relish. 13. Adherence to what is right or a standard of conduct A) Livid. B) Honor. C) Kinship. D) Tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honor. 14. Who invaded and defeated the Anglo-Saxons in 1066AD? A) The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. B) The Romans. C) The Celts. D) The Normans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Normans. 15. Would you be ....., or shocked, to find out that your friends believe in ghosts? A) Languished. B) Ravening. C) Ignominious. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) August. 16. The opposite of assailable is: A) Colossal. B) Subnormal. C) Invulnerable. D) Unenforceable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invulnerable. 17. An Epic Hero has a weakness. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Who dies in the end? A) Hrothgar. B) Half-day. C) Wiglaf. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 19. What happens when the dragon emerges? A) Beowulf gets angry. B) Beowulf runs away. C) The fight begins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fight begins. 20. How does the final battle end? A) Beowulf kills the dragon but is mortally wounded. B) Beowulf dies and Wiglaf avenges him. C) Beowulf is victorious and his thanes celebrate. D) The dragon escapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf kills the dragon but is mortally wounded. 21. Which of the following is a ANTONYM for valor A) Bravery. B) Cowardice. C) Persistence. D) Quitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cowardice. 22. Which subtopics are covered in the prologue of Beowulf? A) The history of the Geats. B) The role of women in Beowulf. C) The battle between Beowulf and the dragon. D) Lineage of Danish kings and arrival of Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lineage of Danish kings and arrival of Grendel. 23. How does the theme of heroism relate to Beowulf's character development in thispassage? A) Beowulf becomes more heroic as he recounts his past exploits. B) Beowulf's character development is not linked to the theme of heroism. C) Beowulf begins as a hero but becomes a coward by the end. D) Beowulf's character remains unchanged in relation to heroism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf's character remains unchanged in relation to heroism. 24. What do you call a payment to compensate for injury or death? A) Wergild. B) Wyrd. C) Theory. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wergild. 25. What is Grendel's mother's motivation for going to Herot? A) Revenge. B) Exploration. C) Friendship making. D) Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revenge. 26. Who is the Norse goddess of the Underworld? A) Hel. B) The Valkyries. C) The Fates. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hel. 27. Why are there Christian influences in Beowulf? A) The early Anglo-Saxons were Christians. B) Christians changed details in Beowulf to try to convert the Anglo-Saxons. C) Beowulf is a lost chapter of the Bible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christians changed details in Beowulf to try to convert the Anglo-Saxons. 28. Danish warrior who challenges Beowulf's ability. A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Wealthow. D) Ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 29. What kills Beowulf? A) Dragon drops him from the sky. B) Dragon injures his neck. C) Battle for the throne. D) Poisoned by Grendel's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dragon injures his neck. 30. A gnarled old woman, hair wound Tight and gray on her head ..... A) Cower. B) Infamous. C) Hoary. D) Brood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hoary. 31. In the sentence "but the bold one found that the battle-flasher would bite no longer, nor harm her life, " battle-flasher is a kenning for ..... A) Grendel. B) Horse. C) Sword. D) Chain mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sword. 32. A hideous monster A) Grendel. B) Wiglaf. C) Hrothgar. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 33. Whom does Grendel's mother abduct and decapitate? A) Wulfgar. B) Ashes. C) Hrothgar. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ashes. 34. Why do people leave the treasure in the mountain alone? A) It was given back to the earth and would be a sin to take it. B) It is haunted. C) It is protected by a dragon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was given back to the earth and would be a sin to take it. 35. True/False ..... Many Anglo Saxons were illiterate A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 36. Select the correct term for the following definition:express criticism towards A) Infamous. B) Exalted. C) Solace. D) Reproach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reproach. 37. How was the Beowulf story originally passed A) By plays. B) By Song. C) By word of mouth. D) By passing books through families. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By word of mouth. 38. According to Anglo-Saxon beliefs, the relationship of a warrior and his lord must follow this particular code. A) Blood Oath Vengeance Code. B) Civilization code. C) Morse Code. D) Moral Code. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood Oath Vengeance Code. 39. What is the name of the place fallen warriors go after death? A) Valhalla. B) Hades. C) Trill. D) Valkyrie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valhalla. 40. What does Beowulf hang as a trophy following the battle with Grendel? A) Grendel's arm. B) His sword. C) A dragon Tooth. D) Grendel's head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's arm. 41. Brief and to the point A) Brief. B) Expound. C) Livid. D) Solace. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brief. 42. The rock climber was full of gumption.In this sentence, gumption means ..... A) Having a lazy attitude. B) Having fortitude and determination. C) Having a cheerful disposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having fortitude and determination. 43. If someone is "writhing" in pain, what are they doing? A) Standing still. B) Laughing loudly. C) Moving uncontrollably or twisting in agony. D) Dancing gracefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving uncontrollably or twisting in agony. 44. This is the monster that Beowulf kills bare handed by ripping off their arm. A) The Dragon. B) Beow. C) Grendel's Mother. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel. 45. The ..... kitten would not come out from under the bed. A) Wry. B) Uncouth. C) Timorous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Timorous. 46. Who is the person most likely to have written it down? A) A scop. B) A warrior. C) A monk. D) A scribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A monk. 47. What does Hrothgar call his Hall? A) Grendel. B) Yrs. C) Distorted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distorted. 48. Who Said it: "Fighting that monster is like fighting the sea" ? A) The Coast Guard. B) Beowulf. C) Wiglaf. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Coast Guard. 49. Compound words to describe and replace a noun A) Plight. B) Theory. C) Theme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 50. How does the mead hall, Herot, symbolize in the narrative? A) Corruption and evil. B) Community and civilization. C) The transient nature of joy. D) The dangers of excess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community and civilization. 51. A golden shield hung from the ..... of the ship. A) Prow. B) Sheaf. C) Sinister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prow. 52. Anglo-Saxons always followed a Christian belief system A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 53. Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words that are in close proximity to one another A) Alliteration. B) Value. C) Anglo-Saxon. D) Didactic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 54. Questions Beowulf's heroic deeds; Danish warrior A) Hrothgar. B) Unferth. C) Wiglaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unferth. 55. Which group made up the upper class? A) Thralls. B) Thanes. C) Freemen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thanes. 56. Anglo-Saxons liked to brag and boast. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 57. Hrothgar's warning to Beowulf after he defeats Grendel's mother ..... A) Is useless, Beowulf will never need help from anyone. B) Is selfish; he just wants Beowulf to stay and keep protecting his kingdom. C) Foreshadows Beowulf's need for help when he fights the dragon. D) Has no connection to any other part of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadows Beowulf's need for help when he fights the dragon. 58. "Conceived of a pair of monsters born of Cain" is an example of? A) A biblical allusion. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A biblical allusion. 59. What is the importance of the dragon in Beowulf? A) The dragon represents the ultimate test of Beowulf's heroism and symbolizes the cycle of life and death. B) The dragon is a symbol of greed and materialism. C) The dragon is a minor character with no significant importance. D) The dragon represents Beowulf's fear and weakness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dragon represents the ultimate test of Beowulf's heroism and symbolizes the cycle of life and death. 60. God or goddess of wisdom, also known as the "All Father." A) Balder. B) Freya. C) Loki. D) Odin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odin. ← 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