This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 117 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 117 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the message from the story of Sigemond and Fitela? A) It is better to use your brain than your muscles. B) Strength solves everything. C) Bigger is better. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is better to use your brain than your muscles. 2. How long does Grendel attack the hall? A) 12 years. B) 10 years. C) 12 weeks. D) 10 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 3. Why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom? A) To help Hrothgar by destroying the monster and gaining continued fame. B) To bring home treasures from a rich king. C) To see the beautiful hall Herot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help Hrothgar by destroying the monster and gaining continued fame. 4. Beowulf's father A) Wiglaf. B) Higlac. C) Edgetho. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Edgetho. 5. How does Beowulf plan to show is bravery in his fight with Grendel? A) He will use his sword. B) He will fight with his bare hands. C) He will chop off his head. D) He will use his men to corner him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will fight with his bare hands. 6. An advantage; benefit A) Boon. B) Raven. C) Hoard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boon. 7. If Evelyn is a character in a short story, which verb best completes this sentence? "Evelyn then ..... into the carefully wrapped package and finds the greatest gift she has ever received" . A) Rip. B) Rips. C) Ripped. D) Is ripping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rips. 8. Which characteristic of Beowulf is NOT shown through the story of Brecca? A) Humble. B) Revenge. C) Brave. D) Honest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revenge. 9. DEFINE:Exile A) Someone you used to date. B) Reading ability. C) To send something away. D) Woven fabric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To send something away. 10. The suffix "ous" means ..... A) Filled with. B) Against. C) Amongst. D) Capable of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Filled with. 11. Beowulf uses Hrunting to cut off Grendel's mother's head. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Match the character with the description:Thane of Hygelac A) Grendel. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 13. Harry soon realizes that the man he ..... at the train station earlier will become his nemesis. A) Saw. B) Had seen. C) Has seen. D) Sees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had seen. 14. Why do we know so little about the people of this era? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) A great fire destroyed all the records. B) Records were kept in a language that modern historians can not decode. C) The people of this time period were illiterate, so historical records were not written down. D) Computer databases do not go back that far. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people of this time period were illiterate, so historical records were not written down. 15. "All in its path, he bore down on the pygmy king." This line contains: A) Litotes. B) Synecdoche. C) Hyperbole. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 16. An abstract idea is a: A) Cesura. B) Concept. C) Paraphrase. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concept. 17. Beowulf is the oldest piece of English literature. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woful, " is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 19. To cleanse or purify A) Relish. B) Lament. C) Gorge. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purge. 20. Another name for the sea travelers is the ..... A) Anglos. B) Fire Fighters. C) Columbus Warriors. D) Boat Captains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anglos. ← 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