This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use the adjective ..... to describe a purposeful and determined person, someone who wants to do something very much, and won't let anything get in the way. A) Resolute. B) Formidable. C) Plight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resolute. 2. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a line of poetry A) In media res. B) Theory. C) Assonance. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 3. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Beowulf eventually defeats Grendel's Mother? A) Restrains her tentacle. B) Stares her down. C) Talks quietly until she falls asleep. D) Wounds her so she is unable to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wounds her so she is unable to move. 4. For his crimes, the criminal was ..... from the kingdom forever. A) Boasted. B) Exiled. C) Mandated. D) Ravaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exiled. 5. Beowulf is the son of ..... A) Ecgtheow. B) Wulfgar. C) Shild. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecgtheow. 6. "sat very woful, suffered great sorrow, sighed for his liegemen" ismostly an example of which Anglo Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 7. Repetition of the same sound in nearby words is called: A) Alliteration. B) Emphasis. C) Diversity. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 8. Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive A) Infamous. B) Writhing. C) Loathsome. D) Fetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loathsome. 9. True or false:a lead paragraph should contain the 3Ws (what, where and who) A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments A) Baleful. B) Boon. C) Arbitrate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baleful. 11. Possessing determination and purposefulness A) Formidable. B) Renowned. C) Resolute. D) Stalwart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resolute. 12. What did Anglo-Saxon's believe was achieved through heroic actions? A) Wealth. B) Fame. C) Immorality. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immorality. 13. What is Herot? A) The mead hall. B) Beowulf's ship. C) Hrothgar's home. D) Grendel's lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mead hall. 14. An epic poetry involves which of the following? A) Real life scenarios. B) Limited setting. C) Story of a real human being. D) Deeds of super human. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deeds of super human. 15. Torques A) An abandoned baby. B) Shields. C) Of highest rank. D) Firmness of purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shields. 16. The story of Beowulf can best be described as which of the following? A) A short story with multiple characters who have multiple conflicts. B) An epic story with a larger than life character who surmounts obstacles. C) A poem with big and larger characters who face adversity with each other. D) A prose piece of literature with a greater than life character who fails at their mission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epic story with a larger than life character who surmounts obstacles. 17. Beowulf is from A) Geatland. B) Sweden. C) England. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geatland. 18. Who would need a retainer? A) A man who wants to cover his bald spot. B) A toddler who is still wearing diapers. C) An athlete who has broken an arm. D) A teen who worn braces on her teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A teen who worn braces on her teeth. 19. Consummate A) An Insult. B) Cut or sever. C) To make complete. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make complete. 20. I ..... the fact that my favorite flavor of potato chips got discontinued. A) Lamented. B) Lauded. C) Quenched. D) Writhed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamented. ← 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