This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 126 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 126 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sheath; holder A) Scabbard. B) Hilt. C) Purge. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scabbard. 2. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Beowulf receives honor and treasure. A) Approach. B) Ordeal or Great Trial. C) Reward. D) Return Home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reward. 3. . Beowulf does not have a problem being poised between two different value systems. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What is the meaning of the word herculean in this sentence? I have a herculean task in trying to paint a picture of these tremendous industries in half an hour. A) Related to Zeus the god of thunder. B) Requiring great strength and or effort. C) Requiring the ability to think critically. D) Requiring a long period of time to accomplish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requiring great strength and or effort. 5. Chalice A) A holder for a sword. B) Triangle roof. C) Horizontal beams that hold up a roof. D) A fancy goblet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fancy goblet. 6. Belief that something is worthless A) Malignant. B) Scorn. C) Atrocious. D) Murk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scorn. 7. Excluded, Grendel stalks the swamp outside the mead-hall. Thus, he A) Is a cultural body. B) Always escapes. C) Is a harbinger of category crisis. D) Polices the borders of the possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polices the borders of the possible. 8. An ..... is a long, narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. A) Allusion. B) Epic. C) Trilogy. D) Motif. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 9. Christian monks were the first people to write down the story of Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. A restraint or check on someone's freedom to do something, typically one considered unfair or overly restrictive. A) Loathsome. B) Murky. C) Taut. D) Fetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fetter. 11. To question over and over is the definition of which vocabulary word? A) Trivial. B) Interrogate. C) Dynasty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interrogate. 12. Is an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 13. How does the theme of loyalty contribute to the plot of Beowulf? A) Loyalty drives the actions of the characters and influences their relationships. B) The theme of loyalty is not important in Beowulf. C) Loyalty creates unnecessary conflicts and obstacles in the story. D) Loyalty has no impact on the plot of Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty drives the actions of the characters and influences their relationships. 14. How did men become warriors and then kings? A) By working hard and proving themselves. B) By replacing elderly warriors. C) By inheriting land and responsibility. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By inheriting land and responsibility. 15. The people are impressed with Beowulf's cleverness and cunningness to defeat the Firedrake. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. In which quote is alliteration used to make the monster sound grotesque and violent? A) 'The God-cursed brute was creating havoc.'. B) 'Greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men.'. C) 'Then a powerful demon, a prowler through the dark.'. D) 'He had dwelt for a time in misery among banished monsters.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men.'. 17. What word means:metal collars or neck chains A) Thane. B) Proffer. C) Torques. D) Hawser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Torques. 18. Which of the following is NOT a theme of Beowulf? A) Good vs. Evil. B) Loyalty. C) Love and friendship. D) Courage and Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Love and friendship. 19. A two word renaming ( sometimes in the form of a prepositional phrase) A) Akening. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Akening. 20. The adjective ..... describes someone who is willing to take risks. A) Exploit. B) Interloper. C) Venturesome. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Venturesome. ← 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