Beowulf Quiz 138 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the name of the monster in Beowulf?

Correct Answer: C) Grendel.

2. True or False:Beowulf lost the swimming contest with Brecca.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. What is the theme of Beowulf?

Correct Answer: C) Good vs. Evil.

4. How many men did Beowulf bring with him to Herot? (121)

Correct Answer: B) 14.

5. Pick the best synonym for the word affliction

Correct Answer: A) Illness.

6. Grendel couldn't harm Hrothgar's throne because it was .....

Correct Answer: B) Protected by God.

7. Grendel's character is considered:

Correct Answer: A) Antagonist.

8. To move suddenly

Correct Answer: B) Bolt.

9. In ....., Britain was annexed as a province of the Roman Empire.

Correct Answer: A) 43.

10. To make wrinkles or grooves

Correct Answer: D) Furrow.

11. True or False:Pagan practices are found in Beowulf

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. What was put in memorial as victory by "He who had come to them from across the sea, "?

Correct Answer: D) The monster's arm, claw, and shoulder hung from the rafters of Herot.

13. Definition = a store of valuables or money that is hidden and carefully guarded

Correct Answer: B) Hoard.

14. Why was Grendel terrorizing Herot?

Correct Answer: B) He was annoyed by the loud music and noises.

15. A poem mourning the loss of someone

Correct Answer: B) Elegy.

16. What virtues does Beowulf embody?

Correct Answer: A) Loyalty, valor, unselfishness, and a sense of justice.

17. They watched, and then ..... out, furious and frustrated after losing the final match.

Correct Answer: D) Stalked.

18. What is the didactic aim of the epic poem Beowulf?

Correct Answer: D) Celebration of heroic values.

19. In which language was Beowulf originally written?

Correct Answer: A) Old English.

20. Beowulf originally dates back to? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2)

Correct Answer: B) The best estimate is the 8th Century CE.