This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 231 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 231 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which vocabulary term is synonymous with expertise and aptitude? A) Prowess. B) Vengeance. C) Vigilance. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prowess. 2. The first epic poem in the English language, one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature A) Canterbury Tales. B) Beowulf. C) The Legend of Hrothgar. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 3. Heorot is a monster A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Who was the knight that stayed and went against his king's order to help him slay the dragon (and got to be king due to his loyalty)? A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) Wextan. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 5. Which of the following is a SYNONYM for lament A) Cry. B) Sign. C) Admire. D) Remove. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cry. 6. I got angry when my mother would ..... my brother's accomplishments and ignore all the good things I did. A) Extol. B) Purge. C) Solace. D) Reparation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extol. 7. Monks probably included references to Christ in Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What did alliteration do for the bard and the listener in Beowulf? A) It brings readers together in the story. B) It helps the reader understand the plot. C) It helps make the poem sing for the listener. D) It makes the reader want to sing and dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps make the poem sing for the listener. 9. What word mean:stamina; strength A) Mettle. B) Brook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mettle. 10. When Beowulf enters meets the king and says, "Hail, Hrothgar, " he is attempting to do what? A) Taunt him. B) Flatter. C) Show disrespect. D) Trick him into thinking they're friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flatter. 11. Which of the following contains assonance? A) " hall of halls. Heorot was the name.". B) " mead-hall where they had feasted". C) " and the kings who had ruled them had courage and greatness". D) " a cub in the yard, a comfort sent". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) " mead-hall where they had feasted". 12. What is the best paraphrase for this quotation?"He would have to rely on the might of his arm. So must a man do who intends to gain enduring glory. A) The truest fame comes from strength. B) The truest fame comes from God. C) Those who live by the sword will die by it. D) Relying on your own strength is reckless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The truest fame comes from strength. 13. What will Beowulf use to defeat Grendel? A) His bare hands. B) Sword and shield. C) An army and catapults. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His bare hands. 14. Grendel does whatever he wants. Thus, A) Is a cultural body. B) He polices the borders of the possible. C) Fear of him is really a kind of desire. D) He stands at the threshold of becoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear of him is really a kind of desire. 15. Identify the alliteration in this line: "A powerful monster, living down in the darkness, growled in pain" (lines 1-2) A) Powerful monster. B) Down in the darkness. C) Growled in pain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down in the darkness. 16. Wiglaf and some of the noble warriors carried off the treasure and ..... A) Rolled the dragon's carcass off a cliff. B) Set fire to the dragon's carcass. C) Destroyed the dragon's tower. D) Displayed generosity, courage, and nobility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rolled the dragon's carcass off a cliff. 17. Beowulf's Hero Journey:Grendel's mother attacks the mead hall. A) Approach. B) Crisis. C) Result. D) New Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approach. 18. What did King Hrothgar build in his land to celebrate with his people? A) A new field for crops. B) A mead hall called Herot. C) A church dedicated to the sun gods. D) A dance floor in the center of the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mead hall called Herot. 19. Bewildering means A) Harmful or malignant in intent or effect. B) Something that causes suffering or pain. C) Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another). D) Confusing or perplexing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confusing or perplexing. 20. Which qualities did Anglo-Saxons value most? A) Those of a warrior. B) Those of a father. C) Those of a mother. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Those of a warrior. ← 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