This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 210 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 210 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. The name of the king who succeeded Beowulf. A) Hrothgar. B) Wexstan. C) Wiglaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 3. Wyrd means A) Fate. B) One's own control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fate. 4. A predetermined course of events; destiny A) Glory. B) Fate. C) Honor. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fate. 5. The Geats swore their loyalty to Beowulf to repay his kindness. Which character trait was presented by the given statement? A) Brave. B) Physically Strong. C) Values Loyalty. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Values Loyalty. 6. Descendant of Shield Sheafson (alt spelling Scyld the Scefing) A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 7. TRUE OR FALSE:To atone for his distrust and doubt of Beowulf, Unferth offered him their family sword, Wergild. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 8. Beowulf beheads Grendel's mother with one of her own swords. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. To hide or conceal something often out of cowardice or fear or with sinister intent. A) Ravage. B) Entwine. C) Skulk. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skulk. 10. Well known for some bad quality or deed A) Writhing. B) Affliction. C) Cowering. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 11. An audible expression of grief; wail A) Relish. B) Lament. C) Affliction. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lament. 12. The Prince of the Geats A) Beewolf. B) Beowulf. C) Beowulf. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 13. Which theme fits best?-The Geats fight Grendel with Beowulf A) Loyalty. B) Hospitality. C) Envy. D) Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty. 14. An example of this genre of poetry are sonnets, haikus, and elegy. A) Lyric. B) Narrative. C) Dramatic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lyric. 15. What is Heorot (or Herot)? A) The mead hall in Beowulf. B) A river in Beowulf. C) A village in Beowulf. D) A castle in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mead hall in Beowulf. 16. Are themes that are found throughout the literature of all time periods A) Theme. B) Denmark. C) Sweden. D) Universal Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Universal Theme. 17. How does Beowulf propose to fight the monster Grendel? A) With his sword and shield. B) To surround the monster with his men and attack from all sides. C) By hiding behind the throne and surprising the monster. D) With his bare hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With his bare hands. 18. "Almighty's enemy" is an example of A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Stock epithets. D) Kennings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kennings. 19. Communal life for the Anglo-Saxons centered around what physical space? A) The Mead Hall. B) The Courthouse. C) Family life. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Mead Hall. 20. A storyteller A) Muse. B) Theory. C) Wyrd. D) Scop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scop. ← 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