This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 70 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 70 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The actual poem dates from the 8th century A) True, but the story may be set even earlier, around 500 A.D. B) False, dates back to 500 A.D. C) False, dates back to 500 B.C. D) False, dates back to the 11th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, but the story may be set even earlier, around 500 A.D. 2. Where could you see a copy of the Beowulf poem today? A) National Archives in Washington, D.C. B) The British Library. C) The British Museum in London. D) The Vatican in Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The British Museum in London. 3. Vocabulary word that means lasting a long time, endless A) Insinuate. B) Foretaste. C) Interminable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interminable. 4. What does "PILGRIMAGE " mean? A) Tense or tightly flexed. B) A journey to a historical or religious site. C) To eliminate or wash away. D) Something that causes suffering or pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A journey to a historical or religious site. 5. Affliction A) To steal. B) A fancy goblet. C) Something that causes pain or suffering. D) Horizontal beams that hold up a roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that causes pain or suffering. 6. Rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling A) Writhing. B) Relish. C) Purge. D) Cowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purge. 7. What kind of elements appear in the supernatural lake in Beowulf? A) Witches. B) Dragons. C) Sea-monsters. D) Giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea-monsters. 8. My parents ( ) me for not finishing all my chores this weekend. A) Lamented. B) Vexed. C) Reproached. D) Plundered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reproached. 9. Concerned with understanding the role of power, politics, and money in literary texts A) Feminist. B) Marxist. C) Marxism. D) Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marxist. 10. The Anglo-Saxon period is also known as the ..... A) Dark Ages. B) Late Middle Ages. C) Renaissance. D) Stone Age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dark Ages. 11. How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf? A) Beowulf once proposed to his daughter. B) Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father. C) Beowulf had gained a widespread reputation after slaying a drago. D) He read about him on the internet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf's father. 12. Describe loathsome. A) Extremely disgusting; repulsive; offensive. B) Feeling of intense remorse. C) Feeling of intense happiness. D) Feeling of intense sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely disgusting; repulsive; offensive. 13. Is Beowulf is written in "Olde English" ? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Why did Anglo-Saxons use kennings? A) It was easier, like when we use slang. B) To be poetic and creative. C) They had a limited vocabulary. D) They used them as a code that other tribes would not recognize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had a limited vocabulary. 15. What almost happened to the epic poem during history? A) The poem almost burned in a fire. B) The poem was stolen by thieves. C) The poem was sold for 3 million dollars. D) The poem was lost forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poem almost burned in a fire. 16. Proclaim A) Declare something one considers important with due emphasis. B) Not clearly expressed or easily understood. C) Keep from sight; hide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Declare something one considers important with due emphasis. 17. To suggest or hint in an indirect and unpleasant way A) Murmur. B) Insinuate. C) Exploit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insinuate. 18. A ..... is a break from something that's difficult or unpleasant. A) Malignant. B) Fen. C) Respite. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respite. 19. Diverse means: A) Things are the same. B) An abstract idea. C) Having a large variety of something. D) Original model from which others imitate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having a large variety of something. 20. What is the meaning of the word "undulation" in the following context: "Looping the sluggish wave, in slow undulation" ? A) Circular movement. B) Carefully planned attack. C) Rhythmic, music-like motion. D) Wave-like motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wave-like motion. ← 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