This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 160 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 160 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How was the Dragon defeated? A) Fitela destracted the Dragon while Sigmund crammed the other three heads down the mouth of the fire dragon. B) Sigmund tied the heads into a knot while Fitela distracted the beast. C) Fitela threw rocks and insulted the monster while Sigmund slashed with his sword. D) The two heroes improvised by destracting the monster long enough to cave in it hiding spot, crushing it with rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fitela destracted the Dragon while Sigmund crammed the other three heads down the mouth of the fire dragon. 2. How did Beowulf make the battle with Grendel a fair fight? A) No weapons. B) No armor. C) Beowulf was blindfolded. D) They fought in Grendel's home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No weapons. 3. Grendel is defeated because Beowulf does not loosen his grip on him, tearing his arm off, and then bleeding to death. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. How many years did grendel terrorize the Danes? A) 10. B) 12. C) 36. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 5. What does Grendel do when he comes to the hall at night? A) Feast with the warriorss. B) Kills 30 warriors in their sleep. C) Begs for food. D) Watches the warriors & imagines what it would be like to be one of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kills 30 warriors in their sleep. 6. Beowulf's decision to face the dragon alone reflects his: A) Desire for more personal glory. B) Trust in his supernatural abilities. C) Sense of responsibility and duty as king. D) Confidence in his warriors to back him up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire for more personal glory. 7. Anglo-saxons and Norse people share similar funeral practices A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Give the meaning:sinewy A) Stringy, tough. B) Easily undone. C) Aroused. D) Sudden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stringy, tough. 9. Based on the story of Beowulf, we can infer that the author is a/an ..... A) Pagan poet. B) Barbaric poet. C) Religious poet. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious poet. 10. Which three countries made up the Norse lands? A) England, Scotland and Wales. B) Germany, France and Italy. C) Sweden, Norway and Denmark. D) Iceland, Greenland and Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweden, Norway and Denmark. 11. King Hrothgar's statement to Beowulf allows the reader to the reader to infer that: A) Beowulf will eventually rule Denmark as their king. B) Beowulf has equal authority with King Hrothgar because they are friends. C) Beowulf has achieved Anglo Saxon immortality and renown. D) Beowulf will never stop fighting battles to protect Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf has achieved Anglo Saxon immortality and renown. 12. Rabbit's feet and four-leaf clovers are considered good ..... A) Dwellings. B) Omens. C) Pagans. D) Ravages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omens. 13. What do conventions refer to? A) Rules of grammar. B) Statements of facts. C) Accepted data and statistics. D) Clear and direct words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rules of grammar. 14. In what years was Beowulf probably written? A) 2nd to 3rd century A.D. B) 8th to 10th century A.D. C) 16th to 17th century A.D. D) 12th to 13th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8th to 10th century A.D. 15. What are the characteristics of an epic hero? A) Rises to power, has a tragic flaw, the flaw makes the leader fall in a dramatic way. B) Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant. C) Is a commoner who tries really hard. D) Wears a cape and a mask. Sometimes wears a super suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant. 16. A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded. cache, stockpile, reserve, reservoir, fund, accumulation; A) Debris. B) Hoard. C) Exploit. D) Emerging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoard. 17. How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people? A) 12 years. B) 12 months. C) 12 days. D) 12 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 18. A descriptive phrase or compound word that substitutes for a noun. A) An Epithet. B) A Kenning. C) A Caesura. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Kenning. 19. A malignant tumor grows uncontrollably and spreads to other parts of the body. In this sentence, malignant means ..... A) Good for health. B) Dangerous to health. C) Not good nor bad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangerous to health. 20. To pursue stealthily A) Clump. B) Stalk. C) Heave. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stalk. ← 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