This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An allusion can best be defined as ..... A) A poem that features magic/mystical elements. B) A false idea or belief. C) A ceremony to remember or recognize someone. D) A reference to commonly known thing in a piece of literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A reference to commonly known thing in a piece of literature. 2. Beowulf is a Scots A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. Beowulf hands Grendel on a hook in Herot. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. To suffer, grow week A) Le samurai family. B) Languish. C) Thermoyl. D) Surge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Languish. 5. Beowulf's Hero Journey:Beowulf swims to Grendel's mother's lair and kills her with a giant's sword. A) Resolution. B) Crisis. C) Result. D) New Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crisis. 6. American soldiers must be dauntless when going into combat. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What was Beo known for? A) His kindness and generosity. B) His power and fame. C) His intelligence and wisdom. D) His bravery in battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His power and fame. 8. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds A) Epic. B) Novel. C) Gothic. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic. 9. True or false:Grendel's mother attacks Heorot for the same reason Grendel does. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Solace means to: A) Find comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. B) To cleanse or purify. C) The act of making amends or compensating for a wrong. D) Expressing sorrow, mourning, or regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Find comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. 11. What did Beowulf take from Grendel? A) His head. B) His sword. C) His arm. D) His mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His arm. 12. Beowulf's ....., Hrunting, failed him in battle with the dragon. A) Helmet. B) Sword. C) Chainmail. D) Hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sword. 13. What is the significance of the mead-hall in Beowulf? A) The mead-hall in Beowulf is significant because it symbolizes community, power, and the king's generosity. B) The mead-hall in Beowulf is significant because it signifies individualism, powerlessness, and the king's selfishness. C) The mead-hall in Beowulf is significant because it symbolizes war, destruction, and the king's tyranny. D) The mead-hall in Beowulf is significant because it represents isolation, weakness, and the king's stinginess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mead-hall in Beowulf is significant because it symbolizes community, power, and the king's generosity. 14. Why does Hrothgar break down in tears when he bids Beowulf farewell? A) He loves Beowulf like a son. B) He can't bear the thought that Beowulf is leaving. C) He has a foreboding that he will never again see Beowulf. D) He is scared that another attack will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He has a foreboding that he will never again see Beowulf. 15. As Beowulf fights Grendel's mother, where are his companions, and what are they thinking A) Watching from the shore. B) In the lake. C) In the hall. D) On a yacht. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching from the shore. 16. Which word is synonym for perish? A) Rule. B) Fight. C) Die. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Die. 17. The Anglo-Saxon period is said to date from A) 55 BC to AD 43. B) AD 1 to 449. C) 449 to 1066. D) 1066 to 1485. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 449 to 1066. 18. What is the significance of Grendel's arm in Beowulf? A) Grendel's arm is a symbol of Beowulf's victory and heroism. B) Grendel's arm is a symbol of Grendel's power and strength. C) Grendel's arm is a useless trophy that holds no significance. D) Grendel's arm is a cursed artifact that brings misfortune to anyone who possesses it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's arm is a symbol of Beowulf's victory and heroism. 19. What is Beowulf's prior connection to the Danes? A) Through his father Ecgtheow (further suggesting an uncanny predestination for this poem). B) They once fought in battle together. C) Beowulf once dreamed of visiting the King. D) Beowulf is actually related to the King and is connected to him in his family tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through his father Ecgtheow (further suggesting an uncanny predestination for this poem). 20. Beowulf's sword A) Scabbard. B) Hilt. C) Forged. D) Hrunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrunting. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesBeowulf 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