This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 122 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 122 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where Beowulf Travels A) To Denmark. B) To Sweden. C) To Norway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Denmark. 2. Loathsome:acceptable, desirable, delightful A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 3. Alliteration is similar consonants in the end of the words A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The story of Beowulf originally came from the ..... A) Jutes. B) Franciscans. C) Anglo-Saxons. D) Scandinavians. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxons. 5. What are metaphorical phrases or compound words used to name a person, place, thing or event indirectly? A) Kennings. B) Jennings. C) Caesura. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kennings. 6. God or goddess of thunder? A) Tyr. B) Heimdall. C) Odin. D) Thor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thor. 7. Which of the following describes Grendel? A) An evil monster that once easily broke open a door. B) A weak monster that lives in the marsh. C) A monster that is friends with the thanes from Heorot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An evil monster that once easily broke open a door. 8. Purge 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: B) To cleanse or purify. 9. Reparation:extortion, sympathy, theft A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 10. Beowulf was composed during the ..... century A) 6th. B) 8th. C) There is no known date. D) 9th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8th. 11. "So his mind turned To hall-building:he handed down orders For men to work on a great mead-hall Meant to be a wonder of the world forever ..... And soon it stood there, Finished and ready, in full view, The hall of halls." What does Hrothgar's mead hall represent? A) A symbol of his greed and hoarding. B) A symbol of his power and cruelty. C) A symbol of his strength and bravery. D) A symbol of his power and community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A symbol of his power and community. 12. The Middle Ages are also known as The Dark Ages and The Anglo-Saxon Period. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Doled A) To regard somebody with admiration and deep respect. B) Distributed to those in need. C) To go back on a promise or commitment. D) Causing somebody mental, emotional, or physical distress. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distributed to those in need. 14. Unferth insinuates that Beowulf is wicked because he ..... A) Does not like being in the light. B) Eats the "cursed" apples without harm. C) Is able to touch the fen without harm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eats the "cursed" apples without harm. 15. In agreement A) Whetted. B) Accordance. C) Keen. D) Glut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accordance. 16. Epic poems are often told on a grand scale in ..... style. A) Exciting. B) Captivating. C) Somber. D) Ceremonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ceremonial. 17. Beowulf became king after King Hygelac was killed in a battle A) TRUE. B) FALSE . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE . 18. This group led by Claudius defeated the Celts in 43 AD A) British. B) Americans. C) Romans. D) Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Romans. 19. How does Beowulf become the king of Geatland? A) King Hygelac offered him the throne because of his greatness. B) King Hygelac passed felt the need to step down because of old age. C) King Hygelac died, and there is no predecessor but Beowulf. D) Beowulf killed King Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King Hygelac died, and there is no predecessor but Beowulf. 20. Who is Grendel a descendent of? A) Adam. B) Bigfoot. C) The Yeti. D) Cain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cain. ← 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