This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 86 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 86 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What cannot harm Grendel? A) Words. B) Weapons. C) Weather. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weapons. 2. Who is healfdanes son? A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) Grendel. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 3. The original text of Beowulf was written in A) Modern English. B) Gemanic-old English. C) German. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gemanic-old English. 4. Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "None of the wise ones regretted his going, much as he was loved by the Geats:the omens were good, and they urged the adventure on." A) None of the elders wanted him to go, but he felt loved by his travel mates. B) The elders felt it was good for him to go. They thought only positive outcomes would come from his trip and encouraged him to go. C) No one regretted him leaving since they thought he wasn't right for the job and too arrogant. They felt the omens were telling them this. D) The Geats really loved him and felt regret that he was leaving. They wanted to accompany him on his adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The elders felt it was good for him to go. They thought only positive outcomes would come from his trip and encouraged him to go. 5. Grendel is descended from..... A) Cain. B) Abel. C) The Devil. D) God. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 6. What is the significance of the prologue in Beowulf? A) The prologue in Beowulf is a poetic device used to create suspense. B) The prologue in Beowulf serves as a summary of the entire story. C) The prologue in Beowulf introduces the main characters and their motivations. D) The significance of the prologue in Beowulf is to provide an introduction to the story and establish key elements of the narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The significance of the prologue in Beowulf is to provide an introduction to the story and establish key elements of the narrative. 7. To wreak havoc on; affect destructively. A) Reparation. B) Banish. C) Ravage. D) Respite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ravage. 8. Who did Beowulf give his gifts to? A) He gave them back to King Hrothgar. B) He gave them to his uncle, Hygelac, king of the Geats. C) He gave them to his son, Beowulf II. D) He distributed them evenly among the poor people in the land of the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He gave them to his uncle, Hygelac, king of the Geats. 9. Wergild A) A fine paid. B) A soft light wood. C) Irritated, annoyed. D) Eat greedily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fine paid. 10. "Breathing out ruin, snorting hurricane" is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metonymy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 11. The chains were a cruel ....., keeping the prisoner bound to the cold, damp cell. A) Herald. B) Exalted. C) Infamy. D) Fetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fetter. 12. The Anglo-Saxons were once ..... who believed in ..... A) Christians/God and the bible. B) Pagans/many gods, lucky charms. C) Germans/law and order. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagans/many gods, lucky charms. 13. A state of feeling excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen is ..... A) Anxiety. B) Suspense. C) Cutting. D) Gothic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspense. 14. Which of the following is not an Anglo-Saxon Characteristic? A) Fame-love of glory as a ruling motive of every noble life. B) Fate-controls your life and you can only respond to it. C) Bragging and boasting. D) Rituals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rituals. 15. The only copy of the manuscript was written sometime A) Around the 10th century. B) Around the 9th century. C) Around the 8th century. D) Around the 11th century A.D. (1000's). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the 11th century A.D. (1000's). 16. When Beowulf hung Grendel's arm from the rafters, the warriors knew that Grendel's shoulder must be ..... A) Livid. B) Affliction. C) Gorge. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 17. Definition = to take delight in; to make merry or participate in boisterous festivities A) Renown. B) Hoard. C) Laud. D) Revel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revel. 18. When the Geats arrive to Denmark, who is the first to greet them? A) A watchman. B) A dragon. C) Grendel. D) King Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A watchman. 19. One that keeps guard A) Sentinel (n). B) Prow (n). C) Purge (v). D) Mail-shirt (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentinel (n). 20. Wiglaf is Beowulf's A) First warrior. B) Cousin. C) Enemy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cousin. ← 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