This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 198 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 198 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word describes a group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs? A) A family. B) A sect. C) A cult. D) A tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tribe. 2. What is the meaning of "cloven" in the following context: "where the dark spirits dwell, by the cloven mountain" ? A) Difficult to climb. B) Tall; massive. C) Evil; foreboding. D) Split or divided in two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split or divided in two. 3. "A poet sang, from time to time, in a clear pure voice" is a reference to A) Scop. B) Theory. C) Formal boasting. D) Kinship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scop. 4. Which of these is not an important quality for a hero to possess? A) Generosity. B) Loyalty. C) Wealth. D) Political skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wealth. 5. "Beowulf marched ..... bursting with anger, to meet the dragon" . Inferencing:Why is Beowulf "bursting with anger" ? A) Because he has always hated the Dragon. B) Because the Dragon terrorized the people of his land. C) Beowulf & the Dragon have an ongoing feud with one another. D) The Dragon stole Beowulf's sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the Dragon terrorized the people of his land. 6. What is a thane? A) A man who held land granted by the king in Anglo-Saxon England. B) One of Beowulf's men. C) A warrior who could be hired by kings in need of a hero. D) The title given by Hrothgar to men who fought in his royal army. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A man who held land granted by the king in Anglo-Saxon England. 7. What was the name given to the mead-hall built by Hrothgar's men? A) The Throne Hall. B) Shield Sheafson Hall. C) Paradise Hall. D) Heorot Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heorot Hall. 8. What figure of speech is "whale-beast" ? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Allusion. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 9. Which language is NOT one of the 4 main languages that composes Old English? A) Germanic language. B) Russian. C) Latin. D) Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russian. 10. The Anglo-Saxon Period began in A) 2022. B) 449. C) 657. D) 1022. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 449. 11. A state of feeling anxious or excited uncertainty about what may happen A) Abstract concept. B) Suspense. C) Theme. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspense. 12. Sky candle A) Fireplace. B) Mead. C) Sword. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 13. Which of these is false about Anglo-Saxon Society? A) Poaching was rampant because feudal lords did not provide enough. B) Food was bland because salt was scarce or owned by lords. C) Abortions were punishable by death and unmarried men were heavily taxed. D) People cared greatly about the coming of the first millennium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People cared greatly about the coming of the first millennium. 14. Brave; courageous A) Screes. B) Scud. C) Scion. D) Valorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valorous. 15. Before the Anglo Saxon period begins, who invaded England in 55 BC? A) The Greeks led by Cicero. B) The Normans led by William the Conqueror. C) The Israelites led by Moses. D) The Romans led by Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Romans led by Caesar. 16. Comitatus is A) Power arrangement between man and wife. B) Power arrangement between king and warriors. C) Power arrangement between warriors. D) Power arrangement between hero and monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power arrangement between king and warriors. 17. Beowulf's goal on his epic journey is ..... A) To find the fountain of youth. B) To earn glory. C) To return the ring to Mordor. D) To return home to Ithaca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To earn glory. 18. The text of Beowulf is written in A) Normal narrative. B) Poetry. C) Modern English. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 19. Ancestry or pedigree A) Scop. B) Dichotomy. C) Lineage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lineage. 20. Which is NOT one of the aspects of Anglo-Saxon warrior culture? A) A strong code of retribution. B) Constant warfare. C) Seeking to unite tribes through trade and understanding,. D) Social instability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seeking to unite tribes through trade and understanding,. ← 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