This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 74 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a quality of the epic hero? A) He does superhuman deeds. B) He goes on a journey to defeat a monster and prove himself. C) He does everything for glory and is not afraid to boast of his accomplishments. D) He will sacrifice his honor for the greater good. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He will sacrifice his honor for the greater good. 2. Recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes. A) Protector. B) Motif. C) Groped. D) Relished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motif. 3. What correctly portrays deus ex machina? A) A god appears to help the character at the lowest point in his quest. B) A magical object appears at the announcement of the hero's quest. C) The hero meets mythical animals to help him on his mission. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A god appears to help the character at the lowest point in his quest. 4. Who does Bilbo have a life-and-death riddle contest with? A) Thorin. B) Gollum. C) Grendel. D) Gandalf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gollum. 5. Check one of the following that is not a characteristic of Anglo-Saxon values and beliefs. BEOWULF A) Achieving immortality for yourself by writing stories about other people. B) Love of action and adventure. C) Tribal (group) code of conduct. D) Loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Achieving immortality for yourself by writing stories about other people. 6. Who is Wexstan's son? A) Shild. B) Ongentho. C) Wiglaf. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wiglaf. 7. Who is Grendel in Beowulf? A) "A monster". B) A dragon. C) King of the Geats. D) Beowulf's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "A monster". 8. What motivated Beowulf to fight? A) The honor and glory. B) The riches. C) Power, riches and glory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The honor and glory. 9. Fill in the blank:The village decided to ..... the old customs and traditions to make way for new ideas. A) Lament. B) Purge. C) Gorge. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purge. 10. Poetic device of repeating consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. A) Epithet. B) Theory. C) Cesura. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 11. A symbol stands for both itself and a ..... A) Greater meaning. B) Motivation. C) Divine ancestry. D) Internal conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater meaning. 12. Match the definition with the word:bad or unfortunate situation A) Thane. B) Cooking. C) Anathema. D) Plight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plight. 13. What was the Anglo-Saxon literature tradition? A) Novels were popular at this time. B) Plays were the primary literature of this time. C) Oral tradition; they memorized everything. D) There was no such thing as literature in the Anglo-Saxon period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral tradition; they memorized everything. 14. Tina made a promise to her friend that she wouldn't tell her secret, but Tina knew her friend had ..... on that promise when the whole school somehow knew the secret. A) Reneged. B) Gabled. C) Marauded. D) Storied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reneged. 15. What woke up the dragon? A) Theft of a cup. B) An arrow in his tail. C) No virgins for sacrifice that year. D) Cold winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theft of a cup. 16. Theory A) Two-word poetic renaming of people, places, and things. B) Rhythmic breaks in the middle of the lines, where the reciter could pause for breath. C) A narrow passage through land. D) An Old English bard or poet; important to Anglo-Saxon society because they helped to preserve their history. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two-word poetic renaming of people, places, and things. 17. Crouch down in fear A) Gorge. B) Writhing. C) Cowering. D) Livid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cowering. 18. A journey to a sacred place or with a lofty purpose A) Affliction. B) Fetter. C) Loathsome. D) Pilgrimage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pilgrimage. 19. How many years does Grendel terrorize the Danes? A) 1. B) 6. C) 12. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 20. Who was the first missionary? A) Saint Patrick. B) Claudius. C) Saint Augustine. D) Constantine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saint Augustine. ← 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