This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 69 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Beowulf boasts that he would like to fight Grendel A) With a spear and shield. B) With the sword, Hrunting. C) With his eyes closed. D) With no weapons and alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With no weapons and alone. 2. Beowulf is deserted by all of his men except ..... A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 3. After staring at his phone all dinner and practically ignoring the rest of his family, the young man was ..... by his grandma. A) Herald. B) Livid. C) Reproached. D) Solace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reproached. 4. Someone is entering the mead hall, who is it according to these lines? ""Then the mighty war-spirit endured for a season, Bore it bitterly, he who bided in darkness, " A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel. D) Higelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 5. What did the men do on the night after Grendel attacked? A) Took turns standing guard. B) Spread out so as to improve their chances of survival. C) Formed a search party and went looking for the monster. D) Nothing. They were all dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread out so as to improve their chances of survival. 6. Broad, open regions with patches of bog A) Moor. B) Taut. C) Epic Poem. D) Shrouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moor. 7. To Jack's ....., he did not get the salary increase he wanted. A) Complacent. B) Concur. C) Fracas. D) Chagrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chagrin. 8. Which of the following is a ANTONYM for plunder? A) Steal. B) Contribute. C) Skill. D) Inability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contribute. 9. Which word describes someone who is stubborn? A) Lavish. B) Resolute. C) Assail. D) Infallible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolute. 10. Which theme fits best?-Unferth confronts Beowulf about the swimming race he lost A) Loyalty. B) Hospitality. C) Envy. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Envy. 11. Bestowed means a ..... A) Beneficiary. B) Honor, gift, or right. C) Consolation. D) Design that stands for relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honor, gift, or right. 12. The story of Beowulf is a blend of two religions ..... A) Christianity & Hinduism. B) Buddhism & Hinduism. C) Christianity and paganism. D) Agnosticism & paganism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianity and paganism. 13. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain alliteration? A) "The rain fell softly on the rooftop.". B) "Sally's sunny smile cheered everyone.". C) "The wind whispered through the willow trees.". D) "The cat clawed the curtains.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The rain fell softly on the rooftop.". 14. Who's perspective is this story in? A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) Grendals mother. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 15. How was Beowulf able to defeat the monster's mother? A) Using her own dagger on her. B) Pure determination. C) He had help from his warriors. D) He was strong enough to use the magic sword he just happened to find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was strong enough to use the magic sword he just happened to find. 16. Crept, sneaked, stalked A) Weary. B) Lurked. C) Culprits. D) Vengeance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lurked. 17. What is direct speech? A) These are the exact words spoken by a person written down. B) This is when a writer reports that someone has said without using their exact words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) These are the exact words spoken by a person written down. 18. How is Beowulf immortalized? A) The Geats construct a tower/barrow in his memory. B) The Danes construct a tower/barrow in his memory. C) His descendants are as countless as the stars. D) Thy Geats display his armor and treasure for all who come to visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Geats construct a tower/barrow in his memory. 19. Background of epic poems. A) Troyas. B) A gesture. C) Jarchas. D) Juglares. E) Romanceros. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gesture. 20. Which of the following is not a strength of Beowulf? A) Good, brave man. B) Accepts weaknesses. C) Developes strengths in other areas. D) Uses physical appearances to defeat enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uses physical appearances to defeat enemies. 21. Why is "Beowulf" significant to historians? A) It references the bible. B) It is the first written English literature that we know of. C) It references Greek myths. D) It was in a church fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the first written English literature that we know of. 22. Beowulf is helped in battle by this man: A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Grendel. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 23. What does Grendel's mother take with her when she leaves Heorot? A) Beowulf's sword. B) Hrothgar's queen. C) Grendel's arm and a warrior. D) Some of Beowulf's men. E) Hrothgar's sword and armour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's arm and a warrior. 24. Ambition:listless, lazy, complacent A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 25. Pick the best ANTONYM for the word loathsome A) Absent. B) Lovable. C) Best. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lovable. 26. " ..... mounted their hard-hooved Horses, high-spirited stallions, and rode them slowly toward Herot again, ..... " Identify the figurative language. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Extended metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 27. How was wealth shaped according to the text? A) With luck. B) With a sword. C) With intelligence. D) With hard work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a sword. 28. What was the name of the one warrior who was loyal to Beowulf out of the eleven he chose to go with him to fight the Dragon? A) Wiglaf. B) Hrunting. C) Heorot. D) Heroic fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 29. A state of anxious uncertainty about what may happen in a story A) Suspense. B) Biblical allusion. C) Anglo-Saxon. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suspense. 30. The monster intended to ..... himself on the warriors sleeping in the hall. A) Purge. B) Talon. C) Livid. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gorge. 31. What angered the Firedrake? A) Grendel's mother. B) Someone woke him up. C) Beowulf's bees. D) Someone stole a cup from his treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone stole a cup from his treasure. 32. Who is believed to have written Beowulf? A) A Mercian scribe. B) A Christian poet. C) A Germanic warrior. D) A Danish king. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Christian poet. 33. The result of Beowulf's battle with Grendel is ..... A) Beowulf loses and Grendel takes over the mead hall for good. B) Beowulf loses and Grendel drags his body back to the swap. C) Beowulf wins and replaces Hrothgar as king. D) Beowulf wins and uses Grendel's arm/shoulder as a trophy for his win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf wins and uses Grendel's arm/shoulder as a trophy for his win. 34. Who/What was Wiglaf A) Beowulf's sword. B) Beowulf's loyal kinsman. C) Beowulf's uncle. D) Beowulf's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf's loyal kinsman. 35. Beowulf's sword splinters A) On the dragon's skull. B) On a rock. C) In his hands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the dragon's skull. 36. What do Hrothgar and the other warriors think has happened to Beowulf during the fight? A) Hrothgar and the other warriors think that Beowulf died because the swamp was full of blood and Beowulf was gone for a long time. B) Hrothgar and the others believe that Beowulf is still fighting and cheering him on. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar and the other warriors think that Beowulf died because the swamp was full of blood and Beowulf was gone for a long time. 37. A synonym of solace is: A) Beauty. B) Comfort. C) Interrogation. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comfort. 38. Who destroyed most of the monasteries that were built? A) Danes. B) Angles. C) Alfred. D) Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danes. 39. Which of the following things is NOT an important part of an epic plot? A) A happy ending. B) Life & death struggles. C) Supernatural events. D) Long time periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A happy ending. 40. Why does Grendel attack the mead hall in Beowulf? A) He's angry that the hall has been built on his ancestor's grave. B) He's lost and stumbles upon the hall in his wanderings. C) He's hungry and the men are his food. D) He's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. 41. What is the definition of scourge? A) Still in existence. B) A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. C) A person who heals. D) Instrument of punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. 42. How long had Beowulf ruled Geatland when the dragon came? A) 42 years. B) 12 years. C) 50 years. D) 25 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 years. 43. What is the purpose of Beowulf's journey to Herot, according to the passage? A) To retrieve stolen treasures. B) To offer his assistance to King Hrothgar. C) To rescue his kidnapped comrades. D) To seek vengeance for past wrongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To offer his assistance to King Hrothgar. 44. A metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place or thing indirectly A) Archetype. B) Alliteration. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 45. An unnamed swamp-hag with a desire for vengeance. A) The Dragon. B) Grendel. C) Unferth. D) Grendel's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel's Mother. 46. Reflects Anglo-Saxon ideals A) Epic hero. B) Epic. C) The clock. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic hero. 47. Who did it:Tore off the arm of Grendel and vanquished him from Herot A) Wiglaf. B) Beowulf. C) Unferth. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 48. (adjective) discolored from being bruised A) Loathsome. B) Infamous. C) Affliction. D) Livid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Livid. 49. Describe Shild's funeral: A) Open casket burial. B) Set him in a boat then burned it. C) Set him in a boat with treasure adrift. D) Burned and ashes sprinkled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set him in a boat with treasure adrift. 50. Which of the following is a ANTONYM for loathsome? A) Disgusting. B) Pleasant. C) Fill up. D) Empty out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pleasant. 51. Who does Unferth find beautiful? A) Breca. B) Grendel. C) Queen Wealtheow. D) Grendel's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 52. ..... is a word that describes a man who owned land back in feudal times. A) Scop. B) Thane. C) Monger. D) Harrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thane. 53. Select the characteristic that is not part of Anglo-Saxon Literature? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Insinuating. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insinuating. 54. What is important to note about Anglo-Saxon Christianity? A) It still held many pagan customs and beliefs. B) It was the longest-standing form of Christianity. C) It was identical to Roman Christianity. D) It was only popular for a brief period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It still held many pagan customs and beliefs. 55. Bad, mean, spiteful A) Despair. B) Lurked. C) Vengeance. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malicious. 56. Grendel gets angry because the men are ..... A) Singing loudly and praising God. B) Sleeping and won't open the door. C) Won't give him any mead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing loudly and praising God. 57. What warning does Beowulf give to Wiglaf about the treasure? A) That its true value is not in its material wealth. B) That it should be used to help the Geats. C) That it should be shared with the neighboring tribes. D) That it will bring about the end of the Geatish kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That it should be used to help the Geats. 58. Which era of the English language was heavily influenced by the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066? A) Old. B) Modern. C) Early Modern. D) Middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle. 59. What does the dragon, in the final battle, represent in Beowulf?use Beowulf pre-read worksheet as reference. A) Greed and the destructive nature of power. B) Beowulf would be King. C) Defeat represents Hrothgar's leadership. D) That Grendel's Mother would live infinitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greed and the destructive nature of power. 60. The witch's son is: A) A blue dragon. B) A green dragon. C) A golden dragon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A golden dragon. ← 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