This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 203 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 203 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During the Anglo-Saxon period, bragging was considered ..... A) Overly prideful and rude. B) Acceptable and even encouraged. C) Poetic and beautiful. D) A sign of low birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptable and even encouraged. 2. Druidism, also referred to as Animism or Paganism: A) Is a myth and never actually existed. B) Was introduced after Christianity was chased out of Great Britain. C) Was the very early tribal spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. D) Was practiced in Great Britain along with Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was the very early tribal spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. 3. Who is Beowulf's king? A) Shild. B) Higlac. C) Hrothgar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higlac. 4. The ancient Romans and Anglo Saxons both had pagan religions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What did end up the fight between Beowulf and Grendel? A) Beowulf pulled off Grendel's arm and shoulder. B) Beowulf removed the spell Grendel had about not being hurt with human weapons. C) Beowulf stabbed Grendel's heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf pulled off Grendel's arm and shoulder. 6. Where is Beowulf (the man, not the story) from? A) Denmark. B) England. C) Sweden. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweden. 7. What evidence does Beowulf show his men that he succeeded in the pool? A) Grendel's mother. B) Grendel's head. C) Grendel's arm. D) Grendel's body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's head. 8. Which of the following words is synonymous with foe? A) Defenses. B) Friend. C) Acquaintance. D) Enemy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enemy. 9. Grendel is said to be from the race of ..... A) Cain. B) Abel. C) Joseph. D) Abraham. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 10. True or False ..... Treasure was an important value in the story. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What role do women play in Beowulf? A) Women in Beowulf primarily play the roles of peace-weavers, hostesses, and objects of desire. B) Women in Beowulf primarily play the roles of villains and antagonists. C) Women in Beowulf primarily play the roles of rulers and leaders. D) Women in Beowulf primarily play the roles of warriors and fighters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women in Beowulf primarily play the roles of peace-weavers, hostesses, and objects of desire. 12. Why does Beowulf wish to help Hrothgar with Grendel? A) Hrothgar gave Beowulf a ship. B) Hrothgar helped save the Geats. C) Hrothgar saved his father. D) Hrothgar is an ally for the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar saved his father. 13. What word means:to pay for services rendered or damaged incurred A) Vied. B) Recompense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recompense. 14. What is the poetic device in Old English poetry which divides each line in the center into two half lines called? A) Epithet. B) Epic. C) Cutting. D) Crag. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 15. In the following passage, who is "Healfdane's son" ? "So the living sorrow of Healfdane's son Simmered, bitter and fresh, and no wisdom Or strength could break it" A) Edgetho. B) Hrothgar. C) Beowulf. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 16. Used to hold money or other valuables A) Prodigious. B) Fomented. C) Coffer. D) Foiled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coffer. 17. Explain the concept of comitatus in Beowulf. A) The bond of loyalty between a lord and his warriors. B) The concept of democracy in Beowulf. C) The role of women in Beowulf. D) The idea of individualism in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bond of loyalty between a lord and his warriors. 18. What theme is most prominently depicted in "The Battle with Grendel" ? A) The inevitability of fate. B) The triumph of good over evil. C) The importance of heritage. D) The fleeting nature of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The triumph of good over evil. 19. What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel? A) He rips Grendel's arm off. B) He cuts off Grendel's leg. C) He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword. D) He chops Grendel's head off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He rips Grendel's arm off. 20. How were storied passed down during the Anglo Saxon period? A) Internet. B) Written books. C) Oral tradition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral tradition. ← 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