This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Beowulf – Quiz 89 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 89 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the genre that Anglo saxon period include? A) Epic, poem, sermons, bible traslations, legal works, chronicles, riddles. B) Epic poetry, sermons, bible traslations, legal works, chronicles, riddles. C) Epic poetry, sermons, bible traslations, unlegal works, chronicles, riddles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic poetry, sermons, bible traslations, legal works, chronicles, riddles. 2. Who is winning most of the battle with the dragon? A) Wiglaf. B) Beowulf. C) Dragon. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dragon. 3. Reread lines 35-38 from Beowulf for a specific feature of Old English poetry. The author substitutes the name Grendel with the kenning God-cursed brute in order to ..... A) Emphasize the depth of Grendel's evil. B) Describe the havoc Grendel creates in detail for the reader. C) Show the reader that Grendel presents no real challenge. D) Stress the excess of Grendel's greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emphasize the depth of Grendel's evil. 4. What is the name of the Anglo-Saxon epic? A) The iliad. B) Beowulf. C) Grendel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 5. The author of Beowulf is A) William Shakepspeare. B) Geoffrey Chaucer. C) Sir Rober Cotton. D) Anonymous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anonymous. 6. The tendons that connect muscles to bone. A) Sinew. B) Affliction. C) Moor. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sinew. 7. Which theme does Beowulf's final battle primarily highlight? A) The impacts of aging. B) The fleeting nature of fame. C) The eternal battle between good and evil. D) The danger of unchecked ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The impacts of aging. 8. Beowulf is the ..... of the story A) Failure. B) Antihero. C) Antagonist. D) Epic Hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic Hero. 9. A dragon becomes angry because ..... and he starts attacking people. A) Someone woke him up. B) A thief stole a cup. C) Someone insulted his family. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thief stole a cup. 10. Why does Grendel attack the mead-hall? A) The warriors disturbed him. B) He doesn't like King Hrothgar. C) He was envious of the celebrations. D) He wants to make fun of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was envious of the celebrations. 11. Shifted from side to side; rock back and forth; physically or mentally A) Deserted. B) Relished. C) Threshold. D) Swayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swayed. 12. Why does the author refer to Beowulf as the light? A) He represents goodness. B) He is hot. C) He represents evil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He represents goodness. 13. Which one is alliteration? A) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. B) Goodbye basketball. C) Hello sunshine my old friend. D) The clouds cried. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. 14. Who is the Geats' ring-giver? A) Beowulf. B) Wiglaf. C) Hrothgar. D) Hrostafarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 15. Wail:howl, bawl, shriek A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 16. Many students believe their teachers are ..... and never make mistakes. A) Vehemently. B) Infallible. C) Extol. D) Lavish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infallible. 17. Thane is another word for a A) King. B) Common Person. C) Story Teller. D) Knight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knight. 18. To ..... is to become pitiful or weak because you're sick, in love, or stuck somewhere. A) Forestall. B) Scourge. C) Gloat. D) Languish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Languish. 19. Which theme fits best?-Wiglaf helps Beowulf fight the dragon A) Reputation. B) Envy. C) Loyalty. D) Revenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loyalty. 20. A large burial mound of earth or stones A) Cremation. B) Barrow. C) Cemetery. D) Pyre. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barrow. ← 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