This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 192 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 192 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Through the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, King Alfred promoted the use of written- A) Latin. B) Celtic. C) Old English. D) Danish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Old English. 2. Why does Grendel initially attack Herot? A) Beowulf killed his mother. B) He had not eaten for hundreds of years. C) He hears and hates their music and singing. D) Hrothgar stole his pogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He hears and hates their music and singing. 3. During the Anglo-Saxon Period, England was invaded by all of the following EXCEPT the ..... A) Celts. B) Vikings. C) Jutes. D) Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saxons. 4. Expression of grief, weeping A) Ring. B) Manifest. C) Barge. D) Lamentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lamentation. 5. Which answer below is NOT a difference between the dragon and the giants he fought for the Danes? A) Beowulf had to go to his lair to fight him. B) He was the only one to successfully wound Beowulf. C) He was cursed, not inherently evil. D) Beowulf had help in the actually death blows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf had to go to his lair to fight him. 6. The only warrior to help Beowulf fight the dragon A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel. D) Thor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 7. The woman at the counter was such a ....., she did not smile at a single customer and appeared to be very unhappy. A) Wretch. B) Dreary. C) Inarticulate. D) Inhabits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wretch. 8. How long has Grendel been at war with humans in Chapter 1? A) Fifteen Years. B) Twenty Years. C) Twelve Years. D) Five Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twelve Years. 9. Righteous A) Immoral. B) Morally right or justifiable; virtuous. C) Unethical. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morally right or justifiable; virtuous. 10. How did Sigmund and Filtela make their way on to the island? A) Sigmund threw Fitela to the island using his immense strength and Fitela distracted the dragon until Sigmund arrived. B) Sigmund rowed a boat while Fitela held an ocean colored sheet to disguise themselves from the dragon. C) Sigmund distracted the dragon by pretending to be a whale while Fitela swam around the back of the island. D) They took a cab. Duh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sigmund distracted the dragon by pretending to be a whale while Fitela swam around the back of the island. 11. Grendel's mother took what from the mead hall A) Beowulf's sword. B) Their mead supply. C) Hrothgar's helmet. D) Grendel's arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel's arm. 12. A story told through music and song, usually concerned with romance or adventure A) Ballad. B) Fable. C) Fairy tale. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ballad. 13. Fill in the blank:The elusive predator had established its ..... in the heart of the dense forest, where it could survey its territory with stealthy precision. A) Laments. B) Gorging. C) Reparations. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lair. 14. Disgraceful, shameful A) Raven. B) Ignominious. C) Prowess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ignominious. 15. Which of the following is NOT a definition of retainer? A) An apparatus that holds something, like teeth, in place. B) A fee paid in advance to something to secure their services. C) A servant who has worked for a person or family for a long time. D) The boss of a large corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boss of a large corporation. 16. How many men did Beowulf take with him to fight Grendel? A) Ten. B) Twelve. C) Fourteen. D) Sixteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fourteen. 17. An antonym for this word is energetic. A) Weary. B) Fen. C) Malicious. D) Despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weary. 18. Which term is NOT a synonym for STURDY? A) Hearty. B) Stout. C) Strong. D) Unhealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unhealthy. 19. What figure from the Bible is Grendel connected to? A) David. B) Hrothgar. C) Unferth. D) Cain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cain. 20. Look to my example:"I wish I could just click my heels." is a (a) allusion. A) Mythological. B) Historical. C) Biblical. D) A literal tagsFigurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A literal tagsFigurative Language. ← 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