This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 72 (33 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "sat very woeful, suffered great sorrow, sighed for his liegmen, " is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 2. A synonym for loathsome is ..... A) Disfiguring. B) Genuine. C) Happy. D) Disgusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disgusting. 3. What word means:hut A) Bothies. B) Tholed. C) Proffer. D) Torques. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bothies. 4. Who is the king of Beowulf's homeland? A) Hygelac. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hygelac. 5. Myths were traditionally told ..... A) Through illustrations. B) Through spoken word. C) In pamphlets. D) In manuscripts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through spoken word. 6. Who is Grendel compare to? A) Yoda. B) The Bible. C) Adam. D) The Devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Devil. 7. How many years does Grendel continue to attack/occupy the mead hall? A) 20. B) 2. C) 12. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 8. How long was Beowulf King for before the dragon awoke from his darkness? A) 50 weeks. B) 5 days. C) 5 years. D) 50 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50 years. 9. 'Old English' originated in which area of Europe? A) England. B) Germany. C) Italy. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) England. 10. To be assertive is ..... A) To be forceful and confident. B) Beg for mercy. C) To be shy. D) To be insecure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be forceful and confident. 11. Great Britain is made up of the following countries: A) France, Scotland, England, and London. B) Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France. C) England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. D) England, London, Scotland and Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. 12. What is the importance of the warrior code in Beowulf? A) Revenge and search for glory. B) Physical strength and courage. C) Loyalty to the king and revenge. D) Loyalty to the king and physical strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loyalty to the king and revenge. 13. What did Beowulf find in the cave? A) The loot of the ogres accumulated over many years. B) Magic powders that would give him immortality. C) A princess who had been caught by the ogress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The loot of the ogres accumulated over many years. 14. What was the Anglo-Saxon religion? A) Hinduism. B) Judaism. C) Paganism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paganism. 15. Having an exceedingly bad reputaion A) Loathsome. B) Reparation. C) Infamous. D) Moor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infamous. 16. Grendel is a ..... monster, rejected by all. A) Vile. B) Haughty. C) Ominous. D) Pagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vile. 17. Who dragged Bilbo into the adventure? A) The Pale Orc. B) Thorin. C) Gandalf. D) Radagast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gandalf. 18. Beowulf is the highest achievement of Medieval English literature A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 19. What is the dragon guarding? A) Its babies. B) Treasure. C) A coupon to Dominos Pizza. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treasure. 20. Hygelac's thane (warrior/knight) A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 21. Wiglaf abandons Beowulf during his fight with the dragon, while all the other men stay to help Beowulf fight. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 22. We study "Beowulf" because it encompasses common themes that we still see in English literature today A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. The act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury. A) Banish. B) Reparation. C) Ravage. D) Respite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reparation. 24. What type of criticism focuses mainly on your own reaction to the text? A) Reader Response Criticism. B) Archetypal Criticism. C) New Criticism. D) Formalist Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reader Response Criticism. 25. A tendon or ligament A) Sinew. B) Timorous. C) Spoor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinew. 26. An antonym of extol is: A) Insult. B) Praise. C) Push out. D) Include. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insult. 27. What is a defining characteristic of a legend? A) This genre explains natural phenomenon. B) This genre details the adventures of heroes and gods. C) This genre is often written in narrative verse. D) This genre is based on a historical fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This genre is based on a historical fact. 28. What does the word "lair" mean in this sentence? She whirled, but the vamp that had led her into the underground lair blocked the doorway. A) A place where evil men are buried. B) A place where cavemen hunt. C) A place where a wild animal lives. D) A place of paradise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A place where a wild animal lives. 29. Station 4:The author's purpose in the "Fierce Female" article is to ..... A) To entertain the reader with fictional superhero stories about women. B) To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. C) Persuade the reader that females were more important to Anglo-Saxon society than males. D) To explain to the reader how to research Anglo-Saxon women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. 30. In which chapters does Beowulf arrive in Denmark? A) Chapter 6. B) Chapter 10. C) Chapter 2. D) Chapter 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chapter 6. 31. Which term means range of colors and shades used by an illustrator? A) Panel. B) Palette. C) Perspective. D) Composition. E) Angle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palette. 32. You know that you shouldn't steal, but you really need that item. You are going through an ..... A) Extensible Debate. B) Internal Conflict. C) External Conflict. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal Conflict. 33. What time period was Beowulf written in? A) 7th Century. B) 6th Century. C) 9th Century. D) 8th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9th Century. ← PreviousRelated 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