This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 188 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 188 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define the italicized word: "wreathed in smoke and fire, ran upon the dragon." A) Choking. B) Blinded. C) Surrounded; encircled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surrounded; encircled. 2. Rhythmic pauses creating unity A) Epic hero. B) Epic. C) Cutting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 3. Why does Grendel hate humanity? A) He is an outcast member of the nobility. B) He is cursed and envious of the Danes' celebrations. C) The Danes had persecuted and exiled him. D) His home had been destroyed to make way for people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is cursed and envious of the Danes' celebrations. 4. Canny means: A) Ceaseless. B) Smart. C) Paramount. D) Plaintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smart. 5. Which pair of quotes best show the antithesis of good and evil, shown in the characters of Beowulf and Grendel? A) 'captain of evil' and 'alert hero'. B) 'maddening for blood' and 'Hygelac's kinsman'. C) 'his glee was demonic' and 'Hygelac's trusty retainer'. D) 'terror monger' and 'earl-troop's leader'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'captain of evil' and 'alert hero'. 6. What is generally accepted about Beowulf? A) The poem was set in the 8th century, composed in the 6th CE, and transcribed in the early 2000s. B) The poem is set in the 6th century, composed in the 8th CE, and transcribed in the 10th CE. C) The poem is the most interesting poem written in the English language. . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poem is set in the 6th century, composed in the 8th CE, and transcribed in the 10th CE. 7. A wild uproar A) Agile. B) Dwelling. C) Pandemonium. D) Debris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pandemonium. 8. Support, carry, bring, transport, move, convey, take, fetch, deliver, tote, A) Bear. B) Debris. C) Layers. D) Encounter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bear. 9. Station #5: "The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woful, " is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 10. What is he name of the hall where everyone goes to celebrate? A) Heaven. B) Heorot. C) Hawaii. D) Hungary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heorot. 11. Which theme fits best?-Beowulf is given a proper funeral A) Reputation. B) Loyalty. C) Generosity. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loyalty. 12. A lyric poem is ..... A) A poem that is beautifully written, like music. B) A poem that expresses the thoughts of multiple people. C) A poem that expresses sorrow after someone has died. D) A poem that expresses the thoughts of one person. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A poem that expresses the thoughts of one person. 13. Beowulf was originally spread to others by which means? A) Oral Tradition. B) Family Tradition. C) Reading Tradition. D) Writing Tradition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral Tradition. 14. Define purge A) Make pure or free from sin or guilt. B) Exterminating unnecessary people from highly-populated areas. C) The act of squeezing a citrus fruit to extract its juices. D) The act of drinking a solution designed to cleanse the body's digestive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make pure or free from sin or guilt. 15. The Battle with Grendel is set in A) The Land of the Geats. B) The Land of the Danes. C) The south part of England. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Land of the Danes. 16. What nationality was Beowulf? A) Danish. B) Old English. C) Geat. D) Vikings. E) Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geat. 17. To say something in a low voice; especially in irritation A) Insinuate. B) Wry. C) Mutter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutter. 18. The people in the story Beowulf comes to help are A) Danes. B) Geats. C) Swedish. D) American. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danes. 19. Classify the structure of the following sentence:I know the answer. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simple. 20. Identify the Kenning/Epithet is this line: "Then he saw the mighty water witch and swung his sword, his ring marked blade, straight at her head" (lines 492-493) A) Swung his sword. B) Straight at her head. C) Mighty water witch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mighty water witch. ← 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