This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 115 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 115 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the word "clutching" in this sentence? She shivered, clutching her coat closer. A) To let go. B) To embrace. C) To grasp tight. D) To free from trouble. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To grasp tight. 2. Whom does Beowulf declare to be his successor? A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 3. Longer work, focuses on feats of a hero. A) Elegy. B) Heroic Poetry. C) Parody. D) Lyric Poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heroic Poetry. 4. Falling Action A) Conflict gets worse. B) The problem is solved. C) Beginning of the story giving the chars. setting and conflict. D) Turning point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The problem is solved. 5. How long has the monster disturbed this land? A) Days. B) Weeks. C) Months. D) Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Years. 6. What did Beowulf use in the pool to breathe? A) A snorkel. B) Blood bubbles. C) Caves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood bubbles. 7. What is the request Beowulf makes after the battle is over? A) He wants to face one more enemy in a far-away land. B) Beowulf asks for nothing of any man. C) He wants Wiglaf to write a grand poem about his epic battles. D) He wants Wiglaf to rule, build him a tomb, and burn his body at the water's edge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wants Wiglaf to rule, build him a tomb, and burn his body at the water's edge. 8. When the Green Knight issued his challenge, which knight rose up? A) Galahad. B) Lancelot. C) Gawain. D) King Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gawain. 9. The Germanic and Scandinavian's worst fear is ..... A) Isolation. B) Family. C) Death. D) Becoming a slave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isolation. 10. What is the meaning of "careering" in the following context: "by cataract madly careering, by paths of peril" ? A) Moving with ease. B) Returning to a battle. C) Moving swiftly in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction. D) Diving into deep water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving swiftly in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction. 11. A major category or type of literature (short story, play, poem, novel, biography, etc.) A) Mood. B) Tone. C) Assertion. D) Genre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genre. 12. What type of tomb does Beowulf request? A) A castle. B) A sealed vault. C) A lighthouse. D) A decorated coffin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lighthouse. 13. One of the dimensions of agility shows when you rapidly grasp new ideas everytime you learn. A) Flexibility. B) Performance Risk-Taking. C) Accuracy. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speed. 14. Grendel's torture lasts for A) 12 months. B) 12 years. C) 12 decades. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12 years. 15. What language was Beowulf written in? A) Old Norse. B) Old English. C) Middle English. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old English. 16. How does Beowulf plan to confront Grendel in Herot? A) He plans to use a magical sword. B) He intends to negotiate with Grendel. C) He will rely on his bare hands and physical strength. D) He will use archers and a well-armed militia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He will rely on his bare hands and physical strength. 17. What was Grendel's arm "made of" ? A) Armor. B) Barbed steel. C) Titanium. D) Aluminum Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barbed steel. 18. Which archetype would have the following motto:Power isn't everything, it's the only thing. A) The Lover. B) The Ruler. C) The Orphan. D) The Caregiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ruler. 19. Beowulf looks down on Unferth because he's killed his own brothers. What does this suggest about Beowulf's character? A) He's self-righteous and cruel. B) He's suspicious of Hrothgar for keeping Unferth's company. C) He's afraid of Unferth and is lashing out because of it. D) He holds himself to a high moral standard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He holds himself to a high moral standard. 20. Which archetype would hate to be snowed in during a snow storm? A) The Creator. B) The Hero. C) The Explorer. D) The Ruler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Explorer. ← 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