This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 102 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How is Beowulf deceived by Unferth? A) With the handing over of a sword that actually wasn't strong enough. B) Unferth tells him a path to find the ogress that would lead him to his death. C) Unferth sends a message to the ogress to warn her of Beowulf's arrival. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the handing over of a sword that actually wasn't strong enough. 2. What were the chants and/or prayers called that were said at ceremonial occasions? A) #Hashtags. B) Concerts. C) Discrimination. D) Incantations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incantations. 3. Tales, beliefs, customs, and traditions that were passed down orally from one generation to another; this includes all types of tales A) Ballad. B) Fable. C) Fairy tale. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Folklore. 4. Burial cloth A) Talons. B) Hrunting. C) Shroud. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shroud. 5. Who handwrote copies of Beowulf. A) The king. B) Anonymous. C) Two monks. D) A peasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two monks. 6. What is the symbolism of mead halls in Beowulf? A) Mead halls in Beowulf symbolize poverty, ignorance, and destruction. B) Mead halls in Beowulf symbolize love, friendship, and loyalty. C) Mead halls in Beowulf symbolize isolation, weakness, and chaos. D) Mead halls in Beowulf symbolize community, power, and civilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mead halls in Beowulf symbolize community, power, and civilization. 7. The first audiences for epic poems were ..... A) Listeners. B) Readers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listeners. 8. Relief, aid, help, rescue A) Ring. B) Malice. C) Barge. D) Succour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Succour. 9. Known for having a bad reputation A) Livid. B) Loathsome. C) Lament. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 10. What does Beowulf promise to do for the Danes? A) Protect the Danes from future attacks. B) Avenge the Danes' fallen warriors. C) Help the Danes rebuild their village. D) Rid the Danes of the monster Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rid the Danes of the monster Grendel. 11. Beowulf's narrator lets readers know that when it comes to the battle with Grendel, he will ..... A) Defeat him with 1 slash. B) Fight with one arm behind his back. C) Use no weapons or shield. D) Plan a secret attack from behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use no weapons or shield. 12. What is the social structure of Anglo-Saxon society from top to bottom? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) King, lower class ceorls, upper class thanes, slaves. B) Upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, king, slaves. C) Slaves, upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, king. D) King, upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, slaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King, upper class thanes, lower class ceorls, slaves. 13. Define the italicized word: "with hilt of twisted gold, of steel infallible." A) Welded together. B) Weakened. C) Never failing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never failing. 14. What literary device is it when the author is stuck and magically fixes the protagonist's problems? A) Situational Irony. B) Deus ex Machina. C) Imagery. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deus ex Machina. 15. Minstrels who memorized and performed poetry A) Boast. B) Scopes. C) Feud. D) Swayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scopes. 16. Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "A single request! I have come so far, O shelterer of warriors and your people's loved friend, that this one favor you should not refuse me-that I, alone and with the help of my men, may purge all evil from this hall." A) I traveled very far to meet the one your people love. Please do me a favor and help me to fight the beast. B) Please let me shelter your people so that they learn to love me like you. Then you can have peace again in your hall. C) I have one request that I travelled far to complete. Please allow me to defeat Grendel with the help of my fellow warriors, so that your mead hall may be free again. D) I would like to set up a purge of your people to rid your mead hall of evil. That way, those who are left will look up to you. Then they will help me with my requests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I have one request that I travelled far to complete. Please allow me to defeat Grendel with the help of my fellow warriors, so that your mead hall may be free again. 17. Which word describes someone who cannot fail; they are invincible? A) Vehemently. B) Extolled. C) Infallible. D) Lavish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infallible. 18. Livid A) Discolored from being bruised. B) Den or resting place of a wild animal. C) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. D) To cleanse or rid of something undesirable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discolored from being bruised. 19. Grendel finally shows fear when A) He runs back to his den. B) Beowulf's men attack him. C) Beowulf first approaches him. D) He is held fast in Beowulf's grip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is held fast in Beowulf's grip. 20. What genre is the story of " Beowulf" ? A) It is a novel. B) It is a short story. C) It is an epic poem. D) It is a sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is an epic poem. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 2Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 6Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8Beowulf Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books