This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 214 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 214 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did Grendel die? A) Beowulf's sword. B) Beowulf beheaded him. C) He bled to death. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He bled to death. 2. Who put the treasure in the tower in the first place? A) Higlac's and Beowulf's ancestors. B) Hrothgar's ancestors. C) A man who was the last of his people. D) A runaway slave who needed shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A man who was the last of his people. 3. What will Beowulf do with the gold from the firedrake's den? A) Rebuild the houses in the valley. B) Buy more bees. C) Free the slave. D) Invest it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuild the houses in the valley. 4. What noise did the sword make? A) Screaming. B) Singing. C) Laughing. D) Mouth sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Singing. 5. Where does Beowulf live? A) Denmark. B) Norway. C) Geatland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geatland. 6. Vernacular Art is art made A) By the rich for the poor. B) By ordinary people for the elite. C) By ordinary people for ordinary people. D) For everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By ordinary people for ordinary people. 7. A demon monster who preys on warriors in the mead-hall. A) Grendel. B) Grendel's Mother. C) The Dragon. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 8. A Dog, to whom the butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as he could go. As he crossed a narrow bridge, he looked down and saw his reflection in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own. If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the Dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a foolish Dog he had been.What is the theme? A) Don't be greedy. B) Take care of your dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't be greedy. 9. Protagonist A) Villain or bad guy. B) Main character. C) Giving human qualities to something not human. D) Moral or lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main character. 10. The original author of Beowulf is ..... A) J. R. R. TOLKIEN. B) BURTON RAFFLE. C) CYNEWULF. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. 11. What cured Beowulf's toothache? A) Birds singing. B) Honey. C) The singing sword. D) Telling the story of Breca and the sea monsters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birds singing. 12. Primary Epic A) Celebrates the heroic achievements of an individual or individuals. B) Comes from an oral tradition. C) Examples include Iliad and Odyssey. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 13. Aghast:horrified, appaled, shocked A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 14. Beowulf is an "epic" poem because it is A) Sad or mournful. B) Written as a sermon or piece of advice. C) It has a larger-than life hero and the conflict is of universal importance. D) Super cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has a larger-than life hero and the conflict is of universal importance. 15. My mom has a lot of ..... for our neighbor because they are always stealing things from our garage A) Wrath. B) Writhe. C) Hale. D) Heathen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrath. 16. Why would the Prologue appear so boastful? A) It is a literary device called a foil which makes Beowulf look even better later!. B) To prepare us for the epic fight later. C) They were vikings and reputation was everything!. D) The author was a monk and he wanted the legacy of Beowulf to live!. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were vikings and reputation was everything!. 17. Strongly emotional; intense or passionate: A) Writhing. B) Vehemently. C) Infallible. D) Lavish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehemently. 18. What group did the Anglo Saxons replace as rulers of Briton? A) Normans. B) Vikings. C) Romans. D) Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romans. 19. How is every epic hero characterized? A) For his love adventures. B) For its outstanding qualities. C) For its obstacles to overcome. D) For his cooking recipes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For its outstanding qualities. 20. What is the first task Beowulf undertakes in Denmark? A) Retrieve the stolen treasure. B) Defeat the monster Grendel. C) Rescue King Hrothgar. D) Build a new castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defeat the monster Grendel. ← 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