This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 107 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 107 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Women were able to inherit and hold property A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Assonance is ..... A) The repetition of the same phrase in multiple lines. B) The repetition of a beginning consonant sound. C) A poetic renaming for a noun. D) The repetition of vowel sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The repetition of vowel sounds. 3. Threatening harm, menacing A) Malevolent. B) Wilt. C) Baleful. D) Languish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baleful. 4. What do Beowulf's men think happened to him in the pool? A) He lives. B) He died. C) He fell in love with Grendel's mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He died. 5. Beowulf is a classic story of good versus evil written in the genre poetry. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is compensation for a wrong? A) Revenge. B) Reparation. C) Solice. D) Equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reparation. 7. What is in the hall that Grendel cannot touch because God protects it? A) The throne. B) A chalice. C) Beowulf. D) The crown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The throne. 8. Why did Beowulf refuse to use armor and a sword to fight the monster? A) He was super strong. B) He could turn invisible. C) He had no fear. D) He wanted a fair fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wanted a fair fight. 9. Which line from the text most shows who warriors were believed to have been chosen by? A) Shield was still thriving when his time came 'Shield was thriving when he crossed over into the Lord's Keeping.'. B) 'They stretched out their beloved lord.'. C) 'There he would dispense his God-given goods.'. D) 'We belong by birth to the Geat people 260 and owe allegiance to Lord Hygelac.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'There he would dispense his God-given goods.'. 10. When Beowulf learn that King Hrothgar's men have been attacked by grendel, he A) Waits to see if someone else will go to help the king. B) Is fearful of grendel and is nervous but decides to help the king. C) Does not hesitate to leave his land and help the king. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does not hesitate to leave his land and help the king. 11. In what modern country is Beowulf set (who does Beowulf go to help)? A) Greece. B) Denmark. C) Italy. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 12. It is the longest poem in Old English literature A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Fens A) Shields. B) Swampy area. C) Eager and willing. D) Difficult or dangerous situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swampy area. 14. The Lord is also called ..... A) Distorted. B) Thane. C) Ring-Giver. D) Ringer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ring-Giver. 15. Beowulf steals a goblet waking up the dragon. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. King of the Danes A) Hrothgar. B) Distorted. C) Higlac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 17. Alliteration A) Story told in verse that celebrates the deeds of a legendary hero. B) Spoken language of people at that time. C) Central reference point for Anglo-Saxon period. D) Repetition of initial consonant sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition of initial consonant sounds. 18. Why was the dragon disturbed in the first place? A) Someone threw rocks at it. B) Someone tried to make it their pet. C) Someone tried to steal a solid gold crown the dragon was guarding. D) Someone tried to steal a golden chalice (cup). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone tried to steal a golden chalice (cup). 19. WHO is asking to "purify Heorot" in these lines "Lord of the Scyldings, this single petition? Not to refuse me, defender of warriors" A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 20. Which era of the English language was the influence of the French language especially in the military, government, and food? A) Old. B) Middle. C) Early Modern. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 2Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 6Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8Beowulf Quiz 9Beowulf Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books