This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 194 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 194 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Descendant; heir A) Scion. B) Fomented. C) Bequeath. D) Sage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scion. 2. Great Britain has been invaded and settled by all of the following peoples except- A) Romans. B) Vikings. C) Normans. D) Greeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greeks. 3. The root word "dic" means ..... A) To take. B) To try. C) To connect. D) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To speak. 4. What are some examples of good vs. evil in Beowulf? A) Beowulf's battles against Grendel's cousin, Grendel's aunt, and the wyrm. B) Beowulf's battles against Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. C) Beowulf's alliances with Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. D) Beowulf's battles against Grendel's father, Grendel's sister, and the serpent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf's battles against Grendel, Grendel's mother, and the dragon. 5. What does Beowulf ask Hrothgar to do if he dies in battle? A) Take care of his wife. B) Promote Unferth. C) Send his treasure back to Higlac. D) Take care of his children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Send his treasure back to Higlac. 6. Pick the best ANTONYM for he word purge A) Group together. B) Clear. C) Fight. D) Hoard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hoard. 7. Beowulf's Hero Journey:Beowulf crosses the sea with his men. A) Approach. B) Crisis. C) Departure. D) Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Departure. 8. The ship foamed through the sea like a bird A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. E) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 9. What does Grendel hate the sound of? A) The warriors' battle cry. B) The voice of the king bragging. C) The voices of men singing. D) The preacher's sermons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The voices of men singing. 10. What was the importance of Beowulf's arrival? A) To fight Grendel. B) To have a tea party. C) To have a meeting with Hrothgar. D) To be one of Hrothgar's knight's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To fight Grendel. 11. Which of the words in the list is the correct term for the definition shown below? (ELAGSE11-12L4; DOK1) unable to read or write A) Inventive. B) Hereditary. C) Ascendance. D) Illiterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illiterate. 12. What makes Grendel so angy? A) The songs of Creation. B) Pagan songs. C) The arrival of Beowulf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The songs of Creation. 13. When Beowulf arrived at King Hrothgar's banquet, who questioned his ability to fight Grendel? A) Hygelac. B) Heardred. C) Wiglaf. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 14. Who was angry about defeating Grendel? A) Hrothgar. B) His men. C) Ashes. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 15. Beowulf became king when ..... died. A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Higlac. D) Geat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higlac. 16. Beowulf takes place in A) South America. B) Arabia. C) Scotland. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 17. Beowulf is one of the earliest pieces in English literature? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for reparation? A) Atonement. B) Payment. C) Repayment. D) Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chain. 19. Which of these events lead to the introduction of some Latin words into Old English? A) Unification of Anglo-Saxan Empires. B) Collapse of the Roman Empire. C) Christianization of England. D) Attack of the Fire Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianization of England. 20. What is Beowulf's main problem when fighting Grendel's mother? A) She has powers and casts a spell on him. B) His sword is useless against her. C) He cannot see in the darkness of her hall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His sword is useless against her. ← 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