This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 88 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 88 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which term fits in this sentence:In its new place on the windowsill, the plant is sure to ..... and bloom regularly. A) Haughty. B) Boast. C) Thrive. D) Mandate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thrive. 2. Who is Beowulf's father? A) Ecgtheow. B) Beow. C) Wulfgar. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecgtheow. 3. The dragon burned down Beowulf's home. What did Beowulf assume ..... A) That he was the target for the dragon. B) That God was punishing him for something. C) That the dragon was attacking for revenge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That God was punishing him for something. 4. As noted in Beowulf in the story of Shield Sheafing's rise, which of the following is/are examples of being a good king? A) Recognising individual achievement and properly rewarding it. B) Dispensing justice through precedence. C) Seeing to the prosperity of the people. D) A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and C. 5. How do the Anglo-Saxons believe you achieve immortality? A) By being a good king. B) By being intelligently superior to all others. C) By being remembered for eternity for brave and selfless acts. D) By being welcomed into the Hall of Herot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By being remembered for eternity for brave and selfless acts. 6. Plight:advantage, good fortune, solution A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 7. Direct Characterization A) Shows. B) The way an author reveals a character's trait. C) Tells. D) The problem is solved. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The way an author reveals a character's trait. 8. Who fought the dragon? A) Beowulf and Wiglaf. B) Unferth and Beowulf. C) Wiglaf alone. D) Beowulf alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf and Wiglaf. 9. Twisting, as in pain A) Mail shirt. B) Lament. C) Writhing. D) Sinews. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writhing. 10. It refers to the different positive or negative emotions associated with a word. A) Denotation. B) Connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connotation. 11. Beowulf was written in English almost unrecognizable to us, closer to which language? A) French. B) Dutch. C) German. D) Latin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dutch. 12. What two items does Grendel's mother steal from Herot? A) Hrothgar's closest friend, Grendel's claw. B) Grendel's claw, Beowulf's sword. C) A sword and shield. D) A mead cup and Grendel's claw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar's closest friend, Grendel's claw. 13. What governs the world in Beowulf? A) Feud and peace. B) Courage. C) Good and evil. D) Fate and destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fate and destiny. 14. What does Beowulf ask of Hrothgar? A) Beowulf asks to fight Grendel. B) Beowulf asks for gold. C) Beowulf asks for a ship. D) Beowulf asks to be friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf asks to fight Grendel. 15. The ..... man so seldom left his house that we sometimes wondered if he was still alive. A) Reclusive. B) Loathsome. C) Dauntless. D) Writhing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reclusive. 16. How is the creature defeated in Beowulf's last battle? A) His arm is ripped off. B) His head is cut off with a sword. C) His throat is slit with daggers. D) His heart is torn out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His throat is slit with daggers. 17. Beowulf was written when England was changing from a pagan culture to a ..... culture. A) Evil. B) Christian. C) Deceptive. D) Atheist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christian. 18. To stuff with food A) Gorge. B) Purge. C) Lament. D) Relish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gorge. 19. The Norman Conquest was marked by the ..... A) Building of Hadrian's Wall. B) Battle of Hastings. C) St. Crispin's Day speech. D) Death of William the Conqueror. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battle of Hastings. 20. To be forced to fly off and try again after failing A) Boltered. B) Tolerate. C) Abide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boltered. ← 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