This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 227 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 227 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who/What was Wiglaf A) Beowulf's loyal kinsman. B) Beowulf's uncle. C) Beowulf's father. D) Beowulf's sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf's loyal kinsman. 2. Beowulf's sword splinters A) On the dragon's skull. B) On a rock. C) In his hands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the dragon's skull. 3. What do Hrothgar and the other warriors think has happened to Beowulf during the fight? A) Hrothgar and the other warriors think that Beowulf died because the swamp was full of blood and Beowulf was gone for a long time. B) Hrothgar and the others believe that Beowulf is still fighting and cheering him on. C) None. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar and the other warriors think that Beowulf died because the swamp was full of blood and Beowulf was gone for a long time. 4. How does Grendel feel once the fight with Beowulf begins? A) Happy. B) Scared. C) Excited. D) Confident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scared. 5. A synonym of solace is: A) Comfort. B) Beauty. C) Interrogation. D) Argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comfort. 6. Who destroyed most of the monasteries that were built? A) Danes. B) Alfred. C) Angles. D) Romans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Danes. 7. Which of the following things is NOT an important part of an epic plot? A) Life & death struggles. B) Supernatural events. C) A happy ending. D) Long time periods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A happy ending. 8. Why does Grendel attack the mead hall in Beowulf? A) He's angry that the hall has been built on his ancestor's grave. B) He's lost and stumbles upon the hall in his wanderings. C) He's hungry and the men are his food. D) He's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. 9. What is the definition of scourge? A) Instrument of punishment. B) Still in existence. C) A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. D) A person who heals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. 10. How long had Beowulf ruled Geatland when the dragon came? A) 12 years. B) 25 years. C) 42 years. D) 50 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50 years. 11. What is the purpose of Beowulf's journey to Herot, according to the passage? A) To retrieve stolen treasures. B) To rescue his kidnapped comrades. C) To seek vengeance for past wrongs. D) To offer his assistance to King Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To offer his assistance to King Hrothgar. 12. A metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place or thing indirectly A) Archetype. B) Alliteration. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 13. An unnamed swamp-hag with a desire for vengeance. A) Grendel. B) Grendel's Mother. C) The Dragon. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's Mother. 14. Reflects Anglo-Saxon ideals A) Epic hero. B) Epic. C) The clock. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic hero. 15. Who did it:Tore off the arm of Grendel and vanquished him from Herot A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) Unferth. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 16. Noisy A) Arduous. B) Asunder. C) Bereft. D) Clamorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clamorous. 17. (adjective) discolored from being bruised A) Livid. B) Loathsome. C) Infamous. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 18. Describe Shild's funeral: A) Open casket burial. B) Set him in a boat then burned it. C) Set him in a boat with treasure adrift. D) Burned and ashes sprinkled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set him in a boat with treasure adrift. 19. Which of the following is a ANTONYM for loathsome? A) Pleasant. B) Disgusting. C) Empty out. D) Fill up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasant. 20. Who does Unferth find beautiful? A) Queen Wealtheow. B) Grendel. C) Grendel's Mother. D) Breca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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