This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 153 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 153 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Hrothgar want to build? A) A castle. B) A ship. C) A hall. D) A temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hall. 2. Why is literature from the Middle Ages much harsher than later during the 15th century? A) Only men were allowed to create literature and they wanted it to be manly. B) Women were discouraged from taking part in literature so the stories were all written for a male audience. C) 15th century literature was not as popular as the harsh literature that was published during the Middle Ages. D) Literature from the Middle Ages reflected the harsh lifestyle of the people that was filled with violence and disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literature from the Middle Ages reflected the harsh lifestyle of the people that was filled with violence and disease. 3. Brands of tissue, or tendons, that connect muscle and bone A) Writhing. B) Sinews. C) Lair. D) Spawned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sinews. 4. The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woeful, is mostly and example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 5. Who helps Beowulf against the dragon? A) Wulfgar. B) Unferth. C) Hrothgar. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 6. How many heads did the dragon have and what did they do? A) 4:Wind, Light, Earth, Fire. B) 5:Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Heart. C) 3:The Brains, the Brawn, and the Idiot. D) 4:Wind, Water, Earth and Fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4:Wind, Water, Earth and Fire. 7. Which two religions collided in England during this time period? A) Islam and Christianity. B) Paganism and Islam. C) Paganism and Catholicism. D) Christianity and Judaism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paganism and Catholicism. 8. Test your knowledge of the pre-history:Where is the only surviving manuscript of Beowulf in its original form kept? A) At the sight where Beowulf is rumored to be buried. B) In the British Museum. C) In a church in the grave with the monk who wrote it. D) There was no written version. It was all spoken by scops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the British Museum. 9. What is the archetype for the character Beowulf? A) Rags to Riches. B) Hero as Warrior. C) Voyage and Return. D) Rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hero as Warrior. 10. What is the name of the place Beowulf came from? A) Heorot. B) Geatland. C) Britain. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geatland. 11. What does Hrothgar and his comrades initially believe Grendel is when he is stuck to the tree? A) A Cat. B) Mutated Sap. C) A Fungus. D) A Tree Spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Fungus. 12. Stopped over; rested A) Foes. B) Sojourned. C) Solace. D) Requital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sojourned. 13. I drove Five great giants into chains, chased All of that race from the earth. A) Purge. B) Hoary. C) Relish. D) Brood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purge. 14. During the Anglo-Saxon period, England was invaded by all the following EXCEPT ..... A) Celts, from Wales. B) Saxons, from the Danish peninsula. C) Jutes, from the Danish peninsula. D) Angles, from the Danish peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celts, from Wales. 15. Why is Wiglaf and Beowulf's triumph short lived? A) Another dragon comes and fights them. B) Beowulf's sword breaks. C) Beowulf dies from a wound on his neck. D) Grendel comes back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf dies from a wound on his neck. 16. How was Beowulf originally shared with people? A) It was written down. B) It was spoken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was spoken. 17. True or False:Beowulf is written in "Olde English" A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Why does Beowulf come to Hrothgar? A) To fight Grendel. B) To pay Hrothgar. C) To drink mead and be merry. D) To deliver a message. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To fight Grendel. 19. Although Bob won the race, nobody ..... him because of his poor sportsmanship. A) Furled. B) Fracas. C) Complacent. D) Extolled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extolled. 20. Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or lack of confidence A) Timorous. B) Exultation. C) Wry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timorous. ← 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