Beowulf Quiz 167 (20 MCQs)

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1. Beo means:

Correct Answer: D) Bear.

2. At what age were Anglo-Saxon children viewed as adults?

Correct Answer: C) 10.

3. Grendel and his mother live at the bottom of a lake.

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. Anglo-Saxon poetry was

Correct Answer: B) Sung.

5. During this time, traveling entertainers told the story of Beowulf. What were these traveling entertainers called? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK1)

Correct Answer: A) Scopes.

6. Complete this sentence with one of the following words:He was ..... at the number of casualties that occurred.

Correct Answer: A) August.

7. Something that causes pain or suffering

Correct Answer: A) Affliction.

8. Mead is made from ..... is similar to .....

Correct Answer: D) Honey; wine.

9. An antonym of reparations is

Correct Answer: B) Rewards.

10. Herot is.....

Correct Answer: D) Hall built by Hrothgar.

11. How many works were found with Beowulf?

Correct Answer: D) 4.

12. The second time Beowulf received an offer to be the king .....

Correct Answer: A) He accepted.

13. Grendel terrorizes Hrothgar's Hall for

Correct Answer: B) Twelve winters.

14. How does Beowulf's fate affect the outcome of the story?

Correct Answer: A) Beowulf's fate determines his victory over the dragon and his death.

15. Who was "weaving a victory" on the war loom?

Correct Answer: C) God.

16. #8

Correct Answer: D) D.

17. A thane is expected to give ..... during times of war and peace.

Correct Answer: A) Loyalty.

18. Which group of people did the story of Beowulf come from?

Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxons.

19. Grendel taunted Hrothgar's kingdom for how long?

Correct Answer: D) 12 years.

20. How will Beowulf fight the Grendel

Correct Answer: D) Bare hands.