Beowulf Quiz 138 (20 MCQs)

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1. How does the prologue set the stage for the rest of the poem?

Correct Answer: D) By providing background information, introducing key themes or characters, and establishing the tone or mood of the poem.

2. Disgusting or detestable

Correct Answer: A) Loathsome.

3. Why doesn't Beowulf use weapons against Grendel?

Correct Answer: C) Both A and B.

4. What years represent the Anglo-Saxon era?

Correct Answer: B) 449AD-1066AD.

5. What is the name of the monster in Beowulf?

Correct Answer: C) Grendel.

6. True or False:Beowulf lost the swimming contest with Brecca.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. What is the theme of Beowulf?

Correct Answer: C) Good vs. Evil.

8. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Herot? (121)

Correct Answer: B) 14.

9. Pick the best synonym for the word affliction

Correct Answer: A) Illness.

10. Grendel couldn't harm Hrothgar's throne because it was .....

Correct Answer: B) Protected by God.

11. Grendel's character is considered:

Correct Answer: A) Antagonist.

12. To move suddenly

Correct Answer: B) Bolt.

13. In ....., Britain was annexed as a province of the Roman Empire.

Correct Answer: A) 43.

14. To make wrinkles or grooves

Correct Answer: D) Furrow.

15. True or False:Pagan practices are found in Beowulf

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. What was put in memorial as victory by "He who had come to them from across the sea, "?

Correct Answer: D) The monster's arm, claw, and shoulder hung from the rafters of Herot.

17. Definition = a store of valuables or money that is hidden and carefully guarded

Correct Answer: B) Hoard.

18. Why was Grendel terrorizing Herot?

Correct Answer: B) He was annoyed by the loud music and noises.

19. A poem mourning the loss of someone

Correct Answer: B) Elegy.

20. What virtues does Beowulf embody?

Correct Answer: A) Loyalty, valor, unselfishness, and a sense of justice.