Beowulf Quiz 145 (20 MCQs)

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1. What do the Geats burn?

Correct Answer: B) The dragon's treasure.

2. Wiglaf was mad at the other warriors because they wouldn't help Beowulf.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. "Grendel struggled:-his grudges he cherished" is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device?

Correct Answer: B) Cesura.

4. A hero is favored by the

Correct Answer: A) Gods.

5. Carouse

Correct Answer: C) Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.

6. Who is the one warrior who helps Beowulf fight the dragon?

Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf.

7. Relative social or professional standing

Correct Answer: B) Status.

8. Shepherd of evil, guardian of crime, ring giver

Correct Answer: E) Theory.

9. Beowulf fits which definition of a hero?

Correct Answer: B) An extraordinary person with noble qualities.

10. Why does Unferth want revenge?

Correct Answer: A) Beowulf killed Grendel.

11. At the very top of APA papers is required a .....

Correct Answer: A) Header.

12. Completely fill (a place or container) to the point that it appears to be overflowing.

Correct Answer: C) Crammed.

13. Define mail

Correct Answer: C) Flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings.

14. Christianity and Buddaism are two religions that influence Anglo-Saxon literature.

Correct Answer: B) False.

15. When the Romans left England in 410, what influences did they leave behind?

Correct Answer: A) Christianity, walls, and literacy.

16. The great hall of the Danes

Correct Answer: D) Heorot.

17. Furiously angry

Correct Answer: D) Livid.

18. In defeating Grendel, Beowulf becomes a true hero. Thus, Grendel

Correct Answer: D) Stands at the threshold of becoming.

19. Before Beowulf arrives, the survivors of Grendel's attacks are those who

Correct Answer: D) Leave the hall before nightfall.

20. How does Grendel's Mother die?

Correct Answer: D) Head cut off.