This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 197 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 197 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match the definition with the word:Warrior/Servant A) Thane. B) Cooking. C) Anathema. D) Plight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane. 2. In his final fight against the dragon, who comes to help Beowulf? A) All his men. B) The Danes. C) The Geats. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 3. When the she-monster draws her knife and attempts to slay Beowulf, her survives for two reasons. What are they? A) His mailcoat and God's wisdom. B) His helmet and fate. C) His shield and God's wisdom. D) His bare hands a prayer to God. E) Grendel's mother's bad aim and God's favor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mailcoat and God's wisdom. 4. ..... is to cause worry and upset. A) Annoying. B) Harrow. C) Revered. D) Comity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrow. 5. Where is Heorot? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) Germany. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. 6. The Scop was the A) Most valued Anglo Saxon Warrior. B) The King. C) The Story Teller. D) The oldest person in the tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Story Teller. 7. These tiny pears are full of luscious flavor. What is the meaning of the word "luscious" as used in this sentence? A) Smells pretty bad. B) Scent that attracts animals. C) Very appealing in nature. D) Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice. 8. Classify the structure of the following sentence:Dennis likes playing basketball, and Tina likes playing tennis. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 9. How was Beowulf originally passed down from generation to generation? A) Hand-written copies of the original story. B) Oral tradition. C) Paintings on cave walls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral tradition. 10. A popular literary device in Old English poetry ..... a metaphoric compound word or phrase that takes the place of a noun, such as "whale-road" for sea and "swan-boat" for ship A) Epithet. B) Theory. C) Pyre. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 11. Who was Beowulf's father (actually he was his uncle, but essentially adopted Beowulf into his family)? A) Hrothgar. B) Heroic fire. C) Hygelac. D) Heorot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygelac. 12. What happens to the dragon's treasure? A) Wiglaf takes all of it. B) Wiglaf splits it among his men. C) They dump it in the ocean with the dragon's body. D) They buried them with Beowulf's ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They buried them with Beowulf's ashes. 13. Who are these lines referring to? "Long was the season:Twelve-winters' time torture suffered The friend of the Scyldings ..... " A) Hrothgar. B) Grendel. C) Beowulf. D) Higelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 14. Of whom is Grendel a descendant? A) Cain. B) Jesus. C) Beowulf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 15. Grendel killed 30 men by..... A) Snatching them from their beds as they slept. B) Casting a spell on them. C) Lighting fire to Herot. D) Poisoning their mead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snatching them from their beds as they slept. 16. At the end of part two, Beowulf agrees to marry Hrothgar's daughter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. The dragon inflicted a deadly wound on Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Name the character who uttered this line in the FILM ADAPTATION of Beowulf: "If we die ..... it'll be for glory, not for gold." A) Wiglaf. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) The Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 19. The second part is about Beowulf peaceful rule for 40 years A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. What word means:a feudal lord who holds landand performs military service for a king A) Thane. B) Thresh. C) Bewailing. D) Bothies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane. ← 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