Beowulf Quiz 52 (20 MCQs)

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1. Grendel is avenged by his mother. Thus, he

Correct Answer: A) Always escapes.

2. (n) the handle of a weapon or tool, esp. a sword, dagger, or knife

Correct Answer: C) Hilt.

3. What does Beowulf take from the monsters' hall?

Correct Answer: A) Grendel's head and the hilt of the giants' jeweled sword.

4. Grateful to welcome help

Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar.

5. What is a caesura?

Correct Answer: A) A pause in a line of poetry.

6. Molten

Correct Answer: B) Melted by heat.

7. The story is set in which country?

Correct Answer: D) Denmark.

8. What is the main conflict in Beowulf?

Correct Answer: D) Man vs. monster.

9. Grendel descended from:

Correct Answer: A) Cain.

10. Anglo Saxons turned ..... after the arrival of Augustine.

Correct Answer: A) Christian.

11. Who was the author of Beowulf?

Correct Answer: A) The author is unknown.

12. Hrothgar built ..... as a symbol of his legacy.

Correct Answer: B) Herot Hall.

13. Who is the only Character to help Beowulf in the last battle against the dragon?

Correct Answer: B) Wiglaf.

14. Beowulf is from this country.

Correct Answer: C) Sweden.

15. Before Beowulf did battle with the dragon, he ordered that a new ..... be made for him.

Correct Answer: C) Shield.

16. Describe how Beowulf's scream "saved him" .

Correct Answer: B) It snapped him out of his fear so he could focus.

17. What is Beowulf's homeland?

Correct Answer: B) Geatland.

18. How do the Geats sleep after the banquet?

Correct Answer: B) They sleep with their armor close.

19. Which archetype is the most knowledgeable?

Correct Answer: A) The Sage.

20. Why does Beowulf tell Wiglaf the story of Sigemund and Fitela?

Correct Answer: C) To show him that you can use your brain to defeat enemies.