This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 232 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 232 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the king's name? A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Rothgar. D) Ragnar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rothgar. 2. What happens to the men Beowulf leaves at the opening of the dragon's lair? A) They run off into the forest. B) They help him slay the dragon. C) They put out the fires that the dragon starts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They run off into the forest. 3. The battle with the dragon is different for Beowulf because he is old and not that strong anymore. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. What saves Beowulf's life when Grendel's mother pins him down? A) A dragon. B) The Danes swam down to fight with him. C) His sword. D) The woven mail shirt on his chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The woven mail shirt on his chest. 5. Where did Grendel live? A) Norway. B) Sweden. C) Denmark. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Denmark. 6. The opposite of scourge is: A) Blessing. B) Struggle. C) Mistake. D) Truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blessing. 7. Heorot is located where? A) Geatland. B) Sweden. C) England. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 8. What is the role of honor in Beowulf? A) Honor is not important in Beowulf. B) Honor creates unnecessary conflicts and obstacles in the story. C) Honor represents power, status, and influence. D) Honor drives the actions of the characters and influences their relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honor drives the actions of the characters and influences their relationships. 9. What is the name of the monster that Beowulf fights in the third battle? A) Grendel. B) Hrothgar. C) Distorted. D) Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dragon. 10. What is the literary term for the repetition of consonants sounds in lines of poetry. A) Illiteration. B) Alliteration. C) Illusion. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 11. Beowulf killed Grendel and his mother A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. How does Beowulf slay Grendel's mother? A) A spear. B) With the sword Hrunting. C) With a sword from the days of the Giants. D) A battle axe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a sword from the days of the Giants. 13. True of false:Beowulf is an example of a viking? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Who does the minstrel sing of during the celebration this time? A) Heroes of old. B) Hrothgar. C) Beowulf. D) The Dragon. E) Those who have died in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf. 15. True or False ..... In our world today fame is very important for eternal life. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 16. What does it mean to conform? A) To analyze data. B) To follow accepted rules. C) To claim something as a fact. D) To fit into conventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To follow accepted rules. 17. To Superman, kryptonite is..... A) Affen. B) An anathema. C) A respite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An anathema. 18. Which one is not an element of epic poetry A) Includes formal diction and a serious tone. B) Usually involves supernatural creatures, great deeds, and perilous journeys. C) Imbues the hero with traits that reflect the ideals of the larger culture. D) Conveys universal themes found in the literature of all time periods and cultures, such as trickster characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conveys universal themes found in the literature of all time periods and cultures, such as trickster characters. 19. What does Beowulf take from Grendel as his trophy? A) Grendel's head. B) Grendel's arm. C) Grendel's leg. D) Grendel's heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's arm. 20. What did Beowulf throw over one of the rafters as a symbol of his victory in battle? A) His cloak. B) His sword. C) The skinned fur of Grendel's coat. D) Grendel's arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grendel's arm. ← 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