This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 123 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 123 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This group led by Claudius defeated the Celts in 43 AD A) British. B) Americans. C) Romans. D) Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romans. 2. How does Beowulf become the king of Geatland? A) King Hygelac offered him the throne because of his greatness. B) King Hygelac passed felt the need to step down because of old age. C) King Hygelac died, and there is no predecessor but Beowulf. D) Beowulf killed King Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Hygelac died, and there is no predecessor but Beowulf. 3. Who is Grendel a descendent of? A) Adam. B) Bigfoot. C) The Yeti. D) Cain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cain. 4. A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society A) Epic. B) Boast. C) Truce. D) Swayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 5. Celtic Britons were forced to move to ..... A) Ireland. B) Scotland. C) Wales. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wales. 6. This creature could only be slain by a weapon forged by giants. A) Grendel. B) Grendel's Mother. C) Higlac. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's Mother. 7. Shrewd and cautious A) Maw. B) Canny. C) Scion. D) Alacrity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canny. 8. Purged A) Rid of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release. B) Vomitting without control. C) To keep things in mass amounts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rid of an unwanted feeling, memory, or condition, typically giving a sense of cathartic release. 9. Why did Unferth feel that the King would never have revenge? A) The King died in the attack. B) Unferth was planning on taking revenge himself. C) Because it was no mortal deed. D) Grendel died in the attack on Heorot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it was no mortal deed. 10. County A) Brothers in a family that fight each other. B) Brotherhood of men who owed allegiance to a chieftain. C) A governmental body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brotherhood of men who owed allegiance to a chieftain. 11. Choose the best word, from this week's vocabulary list.Guarantee A) Assurance. B) Assured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assurance. 12. "Word-hoard" is an example of ..... A) Theory. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Cesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 13. What is Grendel doing in these lines? "The monster of evilGreedy and cruel tarried but little, Fell and frantic, and forced from their slumbers Thirty of thanemen" A) Letting Beowulf attacked the Danes in their sleep. B) Attacked the Danes while they slept. C) Waiting for Beowulf to wake up. D) Asking the king to let the Danes sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacked the Danes while they slept. 14. What had Beowulf concealed in the glove? A) A bomb. B) The queen bee. C) An angry badger. D) A device to progress the plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The queen bee. 15. Unferth was the political advisor of King Hrothgar. A) TRUE. B) FALSE . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE . 16. Beowulf can be described as A) Handsome. B) Strong. C) Tender. D) Cowardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 17. Stuff; overeat; overfill A) Purge. B) Gorge. C) Fiend. D) Hilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorge. 18. We don't know exactly when "Beowulf" took place. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What are some of Grendel's physical characteristics? A) Grendel has smooth skin, a friendly smile, and a pleasant demeanor. B) Grendel has wings, scales, and a tail. C) Grendel has long hair, a slim figure, and a charming personality. D) Grendel has sharp claws, teeth, and a hideous appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel has sharp claws, teeth, and a hideous appearance. 20. Samuel, Oliver, and Daniel are on an adventure in a low, flat wetland swamp. Can you guess what this type of swamp is called? A) Fen. B) Ogre. C) Hall Heorot. D) Boil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fen. ← 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