This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 200 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 200 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who sought revenge for the monster? A) Hrothgar. B) Its brother. C) Its mother. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its mother. 2. What is a motif? A) A repeated pattern-an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story. B) A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A repeated pattern-an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story. 3. The boss issued a ( ) that all employees must wear a suit and tie. A) Hoard. B) Mandate. C) Boast. D) Renown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandate. 4. What is the quest that the epic hero goes on? A) To overcome his/her personal fears. B) To defeat all evil. C) To become like Jesus (as much as possible). D) A long dangerous journey to prove heroism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A long dangerous journey to prove heroism. 5. True or False:Beowulf does not use a weapon when fighting Grendel. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. What is an author using when he/she makes an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, thing, written work, or work of art? A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Foreshadowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 7. Which poetic device utilizes a pause dividing words in a line of poetry, giving a hard, chant-like rhythm? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cesura. 8. What is a theme in Beowulf? A) Loyalty. B) Revenge. C) Courage. D) Betrayal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty. 9. The epic hero is a ..... human whose accomplishments set him apart. A) Regular. B) Super. C) Divine. D) Immortal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regular. 10. When Grendel realizes Beowulf's strength, he tries to A) Flee. B) Find a weapon. C) Plead for his life. D) Get backup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flee. 11. Choose the best word, from this week's vocabulary list.Imagine A) Conceive. B) Conceivably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conceive. 12. (n.) The making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged. A) Plight. B) Harrowing. C) Reparation. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reparation. 13. Why does Beowulf feel responsible when he finds out his hall was destroyed by the dragon (ch. 33)? A) He fears that he broke God's law. B) He fears he was not a good king. C) He fears he was not a good subject to Higlac. D) He fears he was not a good father to his son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He fears that he broke God's law. 14. Why does Beowulf believe it is still honorable to fight the dragon using a sword? A) Beowulf is much older now. B) The dragon cannot be killed like Grendel was. C) Beowulf plans to lie about the battle. D) He does not and plans to fight with his bare hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dragon cannot be killed like Grendel was. 15. Who is Beo? A) Shild's son. B) Hrothgar's son. C) Onela's son. D) Yrs's son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shild's son. 16. After Grendel's mother begins to attack him, where does she take him? A) To Macy's. B) An underwater battle hall. C) A coral reef. D) A shark's den. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An underwater battle hall. 17. What part of the body does Beowulf take in his first battle in Hrothgar's kingdom to show that he fought the enemy and won? A) Head. B) One finger. C) Arm. D) The sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arm. 18. Drag and drop to FILL IN THE BLANK:Because there were already too many people in the back of the boat, I decided to sit in the (a) to balance out the weight. A) A Prow (n). B) Lament (n). C) Majestic (adj). D) Mail-shirt (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Prow (n). 19. The story of Beowulf reflects which of the following traits of an epic story? A) A. The plot and conflict involve courageous, sometimes superhuman beings. B) B. The theme reflects timeless values and universal ideas. ( GOOD VS EVIL). C) C. The story must include magic spells of some sort. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 20. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epic poetry: A) It is written about a courageous herowho has ideal traits. B) Involves supernatural creatures and perilous journeys. C) Conveys universal themes. D) Features long speeches with a serious tone. E) Always features elements of Christianity instead of pagan religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Always features elements of Christianity instead of pagan religion. ← 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