This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 137 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 137 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A long narrative poem about a the hero goes on a journey of national importance is an A) Epic hero. B) Epic poem. C) Archetype. D) Epic setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic poem. 2. How many sea monsters did Beowulf slay? A) 50. B) 20. C) 9. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9. 3. What literary device is characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 4. What do Beowulf's men build as a tribute to Beowulf's memory? A) A great Viking ship. B) A mead hall even more splendid than Heorot. C) A barrow to guide sailors. D) A golden statue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A barrow to guide sailors. 5. What is the external conflict afflicting the Danes? A) Grendel's tyranny. B) Beowulf's ignorance. C) Hrothgar's weak army. D) Hrothgar's failure as a king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's tyranny. 6. Describe the characteristics of Anglo-Saxon poetry. A) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by free verse, lack of imagery, and a focus on comedic themes. B) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by long sentences, complex metaphors, and a lack of rhythm. C) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliteration, kennings, and a strong emphasis on the heroic and the elegiac. D) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by rhyme, short lines, and a focus on romantic themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliteration, kennings, and a strong emphasis on the heroic and the elegiac. 7. Plight A) Female deer. B) Serious Situation. C) To make complete. D) An Insult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serious Situation. 8. What did Grendel like to eat? A) Deer. B) Humans. C) Osseous. D) All kinds of meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans. 9. Compound metaphor (usually two words) is known as a A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Kennings. D) Figurative language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kennings. 10. How many lines long is the beowulf poem? A) 3, 183. B) 3, 186. C) 3, 182. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3, 182. 11. What did Wiglaf give Beowulf while he was passing away. A) Necklace, sword, shield, and ring. B) Necklace and his sword. C) Necklace, helmet, breastplate, and ring. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Necklace, helmet, breastplate, and ring. 12. What had been Beowulf's plan all along? A) To fight the fire drake but the bees provided a better opportunity. B) To use the bees to defeat the fire drake instead of fighting it head on. C) To sacrifice himself and the bees to the fire drake to make it leave. D) Encurage it to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To use the bees to defeat the fire drake instead of fighting it head on. 13. Why does the dragon attack the village? A) A slave stole a cup from the dragon. B) The dragon was friends with Grendel and his mom. C) It attacks for no reason. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A slave stole a cup from the dragon. 14. Why don't the Danes fight Grendel off when he attacks the first time? A) They're too afraid to fight him off. B) They're passed out from drinking too much. C) They're too physically weak to defeat him. D) They do fight back and defeat him right away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're passed out from drinking too much. 15. What is one of the first pieces of information Beowulf gives to prove his identity? A) He describes who his father was. B) He shows his driver's license. C) He brags about battles he has won. D) He shows his family crest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He describes who his father was. 16. Where is the Diazeugma? A) Grendel, the ruthless fiend, snatched up thirty warriors and devoured them in his lair.". B) With courage and strength, Beowulf faced the foe and prevailed, conquering the evil force. C) "The mighty hero, Beowulf, slew the monster and raised his victorious sword high.". D) "Beowulf fiercely fought the dragon, roaring and breathing fire with all his might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel, the ruthless fiend, snatched up thirty warriors and devoured them in his lair.". 17. An evil person, spirit or monster is called ..... A) A fiend. B) A rebel. C) A warrior. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fiend. 18. Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "Our errand is a great one, our business with the glorious king of the Danes no secret; there's nothing dark or hidden in our coming." A) We are running fun errands with the King and hope to be finished by dark. B) Our mission is huge, but is only to be shared with the king of the Danes. It is no longer a secret that we are coming. C) No darkness can hide our intentions to meet with your king. Our errands with him will be splendid. D) We come with an honorable, pure mission that we will share with the king. We have no ill intentions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We come with an honorable, pure mission that we will share with the king. We have no ill intentions. 19. What kind of Language is used? A) Middle English. B) French. C) Street slang. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old English. 20. As an old man, Beowulf chooses to take a sword with him into battle against the dragon most likely because he A) Realizes that he is not immortal and he has become wiser and more practical. B) Has developed a great fear of fighting. C) Doesn't want to touch the dragon's skin with his bare hands. D) Remembered to take it with him this time when he previously had always forgotten it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realizes that he is not immortal and he has become wiser and more practical. ← 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