This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 155 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 155 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many lines are in Beowulf? A) 2, 746. B) 7, 392. C) 4, 925. D) 3, 182. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 182. 2. To devour with great energy and ferocity A) They shine. B) Hoard. C) Raven. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raven. 3. What song are the people of the Herot singing at the beginning of the story? A) "Nothing Else Matters". B) "The Hills". C) "The Ancient beginnings of us all.". D) "Me Porto Bonito". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Ancient beginnings of us all.". 4. Founder of the ruling house of Danes A) Hygelac. B) Hrothgar. C) Shield Sheafson. D) Sigemund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shield Sheafson. 5. Which theme fits best?-Hrothgar asks Beowulf to fight Grendel A) Loyalty. B) Envy. C) Revenge. D) Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenge. 6. These two groups of tribes made up the invaders of Rome. A) Goths and Visgoths. B) Germanic and Scandinavian. C) Russians and Germans. D) Americans and Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germanic and Scandinavian. 7. Those ..... over at West have no respect for how hard we have worked! A) Heathens. B) Laments. C) Wraths. D) Omens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heathens. 8. Which subtopic of Beowulf explores the concept of heroism? A) Characters. B) Themes. C) Structure. D) Literary Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themes. 9. A popular story passed down from generation to generation and originally based on an actual person or historical fact A) People talk. B) Myth. C) Legend. D) Parable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Legend. 10. What was the monster's name? A) Hrothgar. B) Geat. C) Beowulf. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel. 11. How does Beowulf choose to fight Grendel? A) With his bare hands. B) Alone. C) In pitch black dark. D) With fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With his bare hands. 12. Why is Grendel such a formidable opponent? A) He is the devil's spawn. B) He cannot be harmed by weapons. C) He is the master of Fortnite. D) He is huge, hirsute, and horrendous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He cannot be harmed by weapons. 13. Which theme does this quote most represent: "Beowulf rode a white horse into the swamp" A) Fame and Glory. B) Establishing Identity. C) Good Triumphs over Evil. D) Coming of age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good Triumphs over Evil. 14. A painful swelling on the skin that is filled with pus A) Exploit. B) Boil. C) Sinew. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boil. 15. To ..... is to officially give up or turn away from. A) Mettle. B) Ordain. C) Kith. D) Renounce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renounce. 16. To rid of sin or guilt; to purify A) Lament (n). B) Shroud (n). C) Purge (v). D) Majestic (adj). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purge (v). 17. Quick and wise in understanding and judging A) Infamous. B) Loathsome. C) Derived. D) Sagacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sagacious. 18. Kenny Kane tried to ..... Max from his room. A) Boast. B) Fate. C) Abduct. D) Positive deviation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abduct. 19. Why would the British be interested in Beowulf's story? A) Scandinavians often lived among the British. B) The monarchy had political ties with the Netherlands. C) Medieval Scandinavia was part of the British empire. D) The British migrated from the Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The British migrated from the Netherlands. 20. What is a fast-moving stream of water called? A) Hilt. B) Lustre. C) Torrent. D) Candescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Torrent. ← 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