This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 212 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 212 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Give the meaning:clarion A) Medieval trumpet or the sound of a medieval trumpet. B) Awaken slowly. C) Bird of prey. D) Type of vegetation found in tropic climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medieval trumpet or the sound of a medieval trumpet. 2. Monsters, hideous giants A) Ogres. B) Boil. C) Fen. D) Despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ogres. 3. Discolored; black and blue A) Livid. B) Taut. C) Loathsome. D) Murky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 4. The Anglo-Saxons wrote in the Roman alphabet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Fill in the blank:Grendel began to ..... on the floor. His body was twisting and contorting in weird ways. A) Cringe. B) Cower. C) Writhe. D) Douce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writhe. 6. How did Beowulf die? A) Grendel's mother killed him. B) He was stabbed by one of Hygelc's jealous son. C) He received severe injuries from his battle with the dragon. D) He met a sea monster with one eye and got thrown off the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He received severe injuries from his battle with the dragon. 7. "Shut away from men; they split Into a thousand forms of evil-spirits And fiends, goblins, monsters, giants ..... " is mostly an example of which poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Cesura. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cesura. 8. Why did they want to have fame and glory in life? A) So the dinosaurs couldn't get you in the afterlife. B) They believed in an afterlife, but who doesn't want to be remembered. C) They didn't believe in an afterlife, so you had to be remembered after you died in order to live on. D) YOLO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They didn't believe in an afterlife, so you had to be remembered after you died in order to live on. 9. Where does the battle with Grendel's mother take place? A) Her lair; it takes Beowulf several hours of sinking into the water to arrive there. B) Her lair; a cave just outside of the village that only takes Beowulf a few minutes to walk to. C) Herot Hall. D) A hidden forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her lair; it takes Beowulf several hours of sinking into the water to arrive there. 10. Which fact about Norse Gods is NOT accurate? A) Thor & Loki are brothers. B) Loki has shoes with wings to allow him to fly. C) Odin is not Loki's father. D) Thor was popular with real Vikings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thor & Loki are brothers. 11. The Beowulf poet was most likely a ..... A) Merchant. B) Viking. C) Christian monk. D) Pagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christian monk. 12. A kid who is always joking around, having fun, and doing their own thing is an example of which archetype? A) The Everyman. B) The Outlaw. C) The Artist. D) The Jester. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Jester. 13. The sentence below is an example of which literary term:His head moved on his shoulders like a bird's:alert, inquisitive, shrewd. A) Simile. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Adjective, adjective sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. How many men did it take to carry Grendel's head? A) 5. B) 3. C) 7. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 15. The making of amends for wrong or injury usually for an injustice A) Lament (n). B) Prow (n). C) Forge (v). D) Reparation (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reparation (n). 16. True or False Beowulf is killed by Grendel's mother A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. Do both Christian and Pagan references can be found in "Beowulf" ? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to do for him before he dies? A) He wants him to bring him back some of the treasure kept by the dragon. B) He wants Wiglaf to be sure the dragon is dead. C) He asks Wiglaf to take over as king and lecture the cowardly men. D) He wants Wiglaf to remember this story to tell to others so they won't forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wants him to bring him back some of the treasure kept by the dragon. 19. What did Beowulf do with his bees? A) Trained them to kill. B) Sting himself to build a tolerance to pain. C) Dust pollen on his cheeks and let them crawl on his face. D) Asked them if they liked jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dust pollen on his cheeks and let them crawl on his face. 20. Benefits; blessings; favors A) Gannet. B) Boons. C) Maw. D) Fettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Boons. ← 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