This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 175 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 175 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What religion were the Anglo-Saxons? A) Pagan. B) Christian. C) Muslim. D) Druid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pagan. 2. A loathsome beast is A) Fierce. B) Greedy. C) Disgusting. D) Uncontrollable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disgusting. 3. " ..... May the Almighty Father keep you and in His kindness watch over your exploits." exploit means to: A) Make a notable achievement. B) Give a smooth and glossy appearance. C) Separate into parts or portions. D) Mistake one thing for another. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a notable achievement. 4. When Beowulf speaks before fighting the dragon, how has he changed? A) He is much more powerful. B) He is much more careless. C) He is much older. D) He is angrier than ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is much older. 5. What does the word talon mean? A) Having a very bad reputation. B) A claw like on a falcon or an eagle. C) A den or resting place of a wild animal. D) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A claw like on a falcon or an eagle. 6. For how many years did Grendel attack Heorot? A) 3. B) 7. C) 12. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 7. Why does Wiglaf think he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon? A) Beowulf is too old to fight. B) It will increase Beowulf's chances of winning. C) They had pledged their loyalty and their lives to Beowulf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had pledged their loyalty and their lives to Beowulf. 8. The monster tried to ..... all of the warriors in Mead Hall by tearing them to shreds, but Beowulf stopped him. A) Maul. B) Gloat. C) Mortal. D) Hoard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maul. 9. What is one of the most important works from Anglo saxon period? A) Beowulf. B) Caedmon's Nymn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 10. Herot can be viewed in A) Christian terms. B) Pagan terms. C) Elizabethan terms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christian terms. 11. What word means:low-lying areas similar to aswamp A) Thane. B) Bothies. C) Fens. D) Hawser. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fens. 12. Which summary best describes the basic plot of Beowulf? A) Beowulf is about a hero of the same name who faces battles against monsters like Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon. B) Beowulf is about the biblical tale of the moment when Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and God banished them from the Garden of Eden forever. C) Beowulf is about the Queen Gloria who tasks the Red Knight with slaying a dragon that has been terrorizing their kingdom. D) Beowulf is about an epic hero who faces the villainous Queen Adrian and loses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf is about a hero of the same name who faces battles against monsters like Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon. 13. The term lof in old English refers to ..... A) Seeking glory. B) A story passed down for generations. C) A loaf of bread. D) A word Mr. Bauer totally made up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeking glory. 14. Pick the best synonym for the word lament A) Regret. B) Gobble. C) Dig up. D) Cringe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regret. 15. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions is known as a ..... A) Christian. B) Athesit. C) Greek God. D) Pagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pagan. 16. Which of the following sentences contains an example of alliteration? A) "The cat chased the mouse.". B) "She sells seashells by the seashore.". C) "The rain poured down like a waterfall.". D) "The moonlight danced on the water.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "She sells seashells by the seashore.". 17. Who was the one man who stayed to help Beowulf against the dragon? A) Hrothgar. B) Higlac. C) Grendel. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 18. What ends Beowulf's forty years of peaceful and happy rule? A) Attacked by a four-headed sea monster. B) Attacked by a two-headed fire dragon. C) Attacked by a firedrake who is burning up the entire valley. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attacked by a firedrake who is burning up the entire valley. 19. The final battle between Beowulf and Grendel happened A) In Grendel's cave. B) In Beowulf's mead hall. C) In Hrothgard's mead hall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Hrothgard's mead hall. 20. The root word "cred" means ..... A) To carry. B) To take. C) To speak. D) To believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To believe. ← 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