This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 111 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 111 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Based on the text, how do the Danes generally feel about Grendel's attacks? A) Indifferent, as the believe it's a natural occurance. B) Fearful and demoralized. C) Hopeful of his eventual defeat. D) Angry and ready to retaliate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fearful and demoralized. 2. Which of the following selections most closely explains why Grendel decides to attack Heorot Hall? A) He seeks vengeance for not being invited to the hall. B) B. He plans to usurp Hrothgar's throne and rule the Danes. C) He is starving and hasn't eaten in many weeks. D) He is jealous of the Danes' joy and celebration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is jealous of the Danes' joy and celebration. 3. Who Am I:My mother is a horrible snake and my father is Cain. My favorite food is humans and I live in the fen. A) Ash ash. B) Grendel. C) Hrothgar. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 4. Savage; villain A) Gorge. B) Scabbard. C) Purge. D) Fiend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiend. 5. What are some examples of foreshadowing in Beowulf? A) Beowulf receives a prophecy about his death from a wise old woman. B) Beowulf mentions his own death before his battle with the dragon and the funeral pyre of Shield Sheafson. C) The dragon's lair is described as dark and foreboding. D) Beowulf's sword breaks during his battle with Grendel's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf mentions his own death before his battle with the dragon and the funeral pyre of Shield Sheafson. 6. A person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing. A) Metaphor. B) Cutting. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 7. Who were the Anglo-Saxons? A) The people living in Britain/England from about 410-1066. This group was originally from Germany and Scandinavia, but were driven from their home because of floodwaters and war. B) The people living in Germany from about 661-1105. This group loved making things and fashioned intricate jewelry and metalwork. C) The tribe of people living in what is now France from 410-1066. This group were also the first settlers in France, having moved from Britain/England after terrible storms. D) The tribe of people living in what is now Britain/England from about 661-1105. This group was originally from the Mediterranean, but were driven from their home because of sunshine and rainbows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The people living in Britain/England from about 410-1066. This group was originally from Germany and Scandinavia, but were driven from their home because of floodwaters and war. 8. Woe-walker, Mankind's-enemy, and Shepherd of evil are all ..... to describe ..... ? A) Alliteration to describe Grendel. B) Kennings to describe Beowulf. C) Caesuras to describe Beowulf. D) Kennings to describe Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kennings to describe Grendel. 9. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally A) Metaphor. B) Alliteration. C) Theory. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 10. Billy ( ) other customers by always taking 10 minutes to order from the menu. A) Vexes. B) Prowess. C) Boasts. D) Plunders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vexes. 11. After hearing the message, warriors came to see Beowulf and the dragon. The dragon ..... A) Emitted a horrid stench. B) Frightened all who saw it. C) Had defied death. D) Measured 50 feet in length. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Measured 50 feet in length. 12. What country is Herot sitting in? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) England. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 13. The songs performed at feasts in an Anglo-Saxon mead-hall included ..... A) Entertaining songs and Latin hymns. B) Heroic legends and Latin hymns. C) Latin hymns and funeral poems. D) Entertaining songs and heroic legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entertaining songs and heroic legends. 14. To ..... is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out. A) Scop. B) Revere. C) Monger. D) Annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annoying. 15. A brave warrior from Geatland who travels to free the Danes from the monster A) Beowulf. B) Bane. C) Beowulf. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 16. The oral poet, or scop, was not only an entertainer who told stories and sang songs but also ..... A) Was a local historian. B) Fought and won the most battles. C) Decided which thanes should be banished. D) Was not very intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was a local historian. 17. Which is the term for a freeman granted land by a king or a nobleman? A) Ceorl. B) Lord. C) Thane. D) Wergild. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thane. 18. What is the following excerpt is an example of? In secret sessions, talking of terrorAnd wondering what the bravest warriors would do A) Rhyme. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 19. Which of the following is NOT a reason people shared myths? A) To explain phenomenons. B) To entertain. C) To provide historical record. D) To teach lessons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide historical record. 20. What time in Britain was considered the Anglo-Saxon age? A) AD 410-1066. B) AD 2000-3000. C) BC 410-1066. D) BC 2000-3000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AD 410-1066. ← 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