This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 205 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 205 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The phrase "shepherd of evil" is an example of which literary device? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 2. Who is the portagonist of the poem? A) Geatish hero. B) Beowulf hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geatish hero. 3. How does Beowulf finally defeat Grendel's mother? A) He cuts her head off with a giant's sword. B) He rips her arm off. C) He finds a chink in her armor and shoots an arrow at her weak spot. D) He sets her on fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He cuts her head off with a giant's sword. 4. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Warriors join Beowulf. A) Ordinary World. B) Call to Adventure. C) Assistance. D) First Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assistance. 5. What is Beowulf's understanding of Fate that he reveals before jumping in the lake to fight Grendel's mother? A) Fate's ways are know through the oracle. B) Fate's ways are secret and final. C) Fate is a treasure. D) Fate is eternal. E) Fate is not real. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fate's ways are secret and final. 6. What did Beowulf do during the time of peace? A) He was a beekeeper. B) He took over and ruled as king. C) He left to fight another monster. D) He became a farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a beekeeper. 7. What simile is used to describe the soldiers? A) The soldiers are compared to a cat. B) The soldiers are compared to a well-oiled machine. C) The soldiers are compared to the monster. D) The soldiers are said to be as good as their weapons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The soldiers are said to be as good as their weapons. 8. Why did Hrothgar's loyalty to Beowulf falter? A) Beowulf was taking too long in the battle with Grendel's mother. B) He showed arrogance by taking Grendel's head as a trophy. C) Hrothgar's loyalty did not wain. D) Beowulf could not defeat Grendel's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf was taking too long in the battle with Grendel's mother. 9. "Sky-borne foe" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Assonance. D) Elegy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 10. In the feudal system, ? provided food. A) Knights. B) Nobles. C) Peasants. D) The King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peasants. 11. Word that means to show a disrespectful attitude A) Derogatory. B) Bemused. C) Cringe. D) Fawning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derogatory. 12. What is a quotation? A) The repetition of the same word. B) The direct words from someone. C) The repetition of the same letter or sound. D) When two words end in the same sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The direct words from someone. 13. Literature written down in English began to evolve in Britain with the coming of ..... A) Christian missionaries. B) The Danes. C) The Angles. D) The Normans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Christian missionaries. 14. Character that corresponds to the work Beowulf. A) Roland. B) Carlomagno. C) Grendel. D) El Cid. E) Arturo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 15. In 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England and brought all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) His court. B) Feudalism. C) A new language. D) Bath houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bath houses. 16. Who or what is Hrunting? A) A king. B) A sword. C) A monster. D) A town. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sword. 17. (noun) a force that oppresses or causes suffering. A) Affliction. B) Gorge. C) Infamous. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affliction. 18. What is the following sentence an obvious example of? "Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls" A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) AKening. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. Avery, Hannah, and Benjamin are playing a game where they need to guess the meaning of the word 'Vengeance'. Can you help them out? A) Filled with happiness. B) A big smelly person. C) A desire for revenge. D) Asking a lot of questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A desire for revenge. 20. How does Beowulf plan on battling Grendel? A) He plans on only using his bare hands, no weapons or armor. B) He plans on using the sharpest sword he can find. C) He plans on having his men do all the work while Beowulf just watches. D) He plans on shooting laser beams from his eyes to melt Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He plans on only using his bare hands, no weapons or armor. ← 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