This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 181 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 181 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Beowulf's story is 100% myth. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Name the character who uttered this line in the FILM ADAPTATION of Beowulf: "Are you the one they call Beowulf? The Bee-Wolf. The bear ..... " A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Grendel. D) Grendel's Mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel's Mother. 3. The dates of the Anglo-Saxon period are A) 1600-1900. B) 1900-2000. C) 449-1066. D) 3020-5555. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 449-1066. 4. How does Grendel's mother demonstrate her revenge? A) The corpse of one of the great Danish soldiers hangs at the entrance to the Herot. B) Set fire to the palace. C) Kidnaps and takes the Danish queen to his cave. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The corpse of one of the great Danish soldiers hangs at the entrance to the Herot. 5. Beowulf gave Wiglaf A) A chest of rubies and diamonds. B) His golden collar, helmet, and crown. C) Grendel's head. D) His sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His golden collar, helmet, and crown. 6. What is the role of treasure and wealth in Beowulf? A) Treasure and wealth symbolize corruption and greed in Beowulf. B) Treasure and wealth have no significance in Beowulf. C) Treasure and wealth represent power, status, and honor. D) Treasure and wealth are used to create unnecessary conflicts in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Treasure and wealth represent power, status, and honor. 7. How does Beowulf initially react to being named king? A) Initially refusing. B) Accepting it greatfully. C) Accepting it reluctantly. D) Outright Refusal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Initially refusing. 8. Anglo-Saxons can be thanked for more than ..... of the words in the English Language. A) Half. B) A quarter. C) One third. D) Three quarters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Half. 9. What did Beowulf take from the ogress's cave? A) The treasures he found. B) The hilt of the sword that was fused with the blood of the ogress. C) The princess kidnapped by the ogress. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hilt of the sword that was fused with the blood of the ogress. 10. ..... means a state of civility or courtesy between people, organizations, and nations. A) Comity. B) Monger. C) Prowess. D) Thane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comity. 11. Which of the following is an ANTONYM for Wrath? A) Happiness. B) Hatred. C) Healthy. D) Sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happiness. 12. Which term is NOT a synonym for LAUD? A) Admire. B) Commend. C) Despise. D) Revere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despise. 13. The first recorded owner of the manuscripts is Laurence Nowell. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Who is bitten on the neck during the fight by the dragon? A) Beowulf. B) Wiglaf. C) Holgrade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 15. What is the name of the hero's king? A) Hrothgar. B) Grendel. C) Beowulf. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Higlac. 16. The use of vertical space to create dynamic images and demonstrate status A) Upstage. B) Height. C) Downstage. D) Levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Levels. 17. Name a thing Grendel's mother carried back to her lair from Herot A) Grendel's arm. B) Grendel's leg. C) Grendel's body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's arm. 18. In the text, how does Grendel react when he realizes Beowulf's strength? A) He remains calm and collected. B) He immediately tries to flee. C) He calls for backup. D) He surrenders to Beowulf's mercy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He immediately tries to flee. 19. Who is the Geat hero's father? A) Darth Vader. B) God. C) Hrothgar. D) Ecgtheow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecgtheow. 20. "But fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the bones of his last human supper" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Foreshadowing. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foreshadowing. ← 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