This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 139 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 139 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who wrote the epic poem, Beowulf? A) Bede. B) Arthur. C) Alfred. D) Unknown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unknown. 2. Which quote best describes Grendel as an outcast? A) 'One night later, merciless Grendel struck again.'. B) 'Grendel ruled in defiance against right, one against all.'. C) 'He lurked and swooped in the long nights on the misty moors.'. D) 'He had dwelt for a time in misery among banished monsters.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'He had dwelt for a time in misery among banished monsters.'. 3. Which adjectives BEST describe Beowulf's character? A) Arrogant and Reckless. B) Courageous yet Terrified. C) Narcissistic and Malevolent. D) Confident yet Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confident yet Powerful. 4. What is the religion of the poet who wrote Beowulf? A) Hellenic (worships Greek gods). B) Asatro (worships Norse gods). C) Jewish. D) Christian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Christian. 5. Grendel is a demon descended from ..... A) Cain. B) Abel. C) Bocephus. D) Odysseus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 6. What does caesura mean? A) Stressed syllables. B) A pause. C) A metaphorical phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pause. 7. Say something in a low, soft, or indistinct voice A) Murmur. B) Spoor. C) Impudent. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murmur. 8. Pauses for breath in the middle of lines of poetry. A) Punctuation. B) Regular Rhythms. C) Kennings. D) Caesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caesura. 9. What is the meaning of the word loathsome as it appears in the following excerpt?" ..... and running to his loathsome moor [land] with another such sickening meal waiting in his pouch." (lines 538-40) A) Disgusting or repulsive. B) Appealing or attractive. C) Swift or quick. D) Delaying or putting off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgusting or repulsive. 10. Describe venomous. A) Spider Man Villain. B) Biting and stinging. C) Being able to fly. D) Having a soft texture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biting and stinging. 11. What does loathesome mean? A) Disgusting. B) Exciting. C) Debilitating. D) Delightful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgusting. 12. Epic poems are about ..... A) Dragons. B) Chivalry. C) Adventure. D) Heroes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heroes. 13. DEFINE:Vile A) Extremely bad. B) A glass container. C) Stomach fluid. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extremely bad. 14. To cave or fall in or give away. A) Reparation. B) Collapse. C) Respite. D) Entwine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collapse. 15. What building is the center of life in a Anglo-Saxon Christian community? A) Courthouse. B) Church. C) Mead hall. D) Townhall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Church. 16. Which two quotes from Beowulf contain kennings renaming the two main characters? With his own hands he had killed Heatholaf A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The traction g. 17. The Almighty drove Those demons out, and their exile was bitter, Shut away from men; they split In a thousand forms of evil-spirits And fiends, goblins, monsters, giants ..... A) Spoils (n). B) Relish. C) Bread (n). D) Cower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bread (n). 18. "Hrothgar's heart" is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. What does Beowulf do at the end of chapter 9? A) He takes a nap. B) He jumped in the pool. C) He kisses Wealtheow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He jumped in the pool. 20. In 1066, Britain was invaded and conquered by Norman-French forces under the leadership of ..... A) The Venerable Bede. B) Alfred the Great. C) King Arthur. D) William, Duke of Normandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William, Duke of Normandy. ← 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