This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 139 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 139 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They watched, and then ..... out, furious and frustrated after losing the final match. A) Purged. B) Recounted. C) Prevailed. D) Stalked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stalked. 2. What is the didactic aim of the epic poem Beowulf? A) Exploration of tragic waste. B) Reflection on fate and destiny. C) Critique of heroic life. D) Celebration of heroic values. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Celebration of heroic values. 3. In which language was Beowulf originally written? A) Old English. B) Middle English. C) French. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old English. 4. Beowulf originally dates back to? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) Beowulf was written in 1803 by William Shakespeare. B) The best estimate is the 8th Century CE. C) The epic was written in 1918. D) Historians believe the epic was written around 1400 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The best estimate is the 8th Century CE. 5. Who wrote the epic poem, Beowulf? A) Bede. B) Arthur. C) Alfred. D) Unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unknown. 6. Which quote best describes Grendel as an outcast? A) 'One night later, merciless Grendel struck again.'. B) 'Grendel ruled in defiance against right, one against all.'. C) 'He lurked and swooped in the long nights on the misty moors.'. D) 'He had dwelt for a time in misery among banished monsters.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'He had dwelt for a time in misery among banished monsters.'. 7. Which adjectives BEST describe Beowulf's character? A) Arrogant and Reckless. B) Courageous yet Terrified. C) Narcissistic and Malevolent. D) Confident yet Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confident yet Powerful. 8. What is the religion of the poet who wrote Beowulf? A) Hellenic (worships Greek gods). B) Asatro (worships Norse gods). C) Jewish. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christian. 9. Grendel is a demon descended from ..... A) Cain. B) Abel. C) Bocephus. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 10. What does caesura mean? A) Stressed syllables. B) A pause. C) A metaphorical phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pause. 11. Say something in a low, soft, or indistinct voice A) Murmur. B) Spoor. C) Impudent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murmur. 12. Pauses for breath in the middle of lines of poetry. A) Punctuation. B) Regular Rhythms. C) Kennings. D) Caesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caesura. 13. What is the meaning of the word loathsome as it appears in the following excerpt?" ..... and running to his loathsome moor [land] with another such sickening meal waiting in his pouch." (lines 538-40) A) Disgusting or repulsive. B) Appealing or attractive. C) Swift or quick. D) Delaying or putting off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgusting or repulsive. 14. Describe venomous. A) Spider Man Villain. B) Biting and stinging. C) Being able to fly. D) Having a soft texture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biting and stinging. 15. What does loathesome mean? A) Disgusting. B) Exciting. C) Debilitating. D) Delightful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgusting. 16. Epic poems are about ..... A) Dragons. B) Chivalry. C) Adventure. D) Heroes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heroes. 17. DEFINE:Vile A) Extremely bad. B) A glass container. C) Stomach fluid. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely bad. 18. To cave or fall in or give away. A) Reparation. B) Collapse. C) Respite. D) Entwine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collapse. 19. What building is the center of life in a Anglo-Saxon Christian community? A) Courthouse. B) Church. C) Mead hall. D) Townhall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Church. 20. Which two quotes from Beowulf contain kennings renaming the two main characters? With his own hands he had killed Heatholaf A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The traction g. ← 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