This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 149 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 149 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The only weapon the fierce monster Grendel possessed was his ..... A) Lament. B) Affliction. C) Talon. D) Taut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talon. 2. The attitude of the speaker A) Tone. B) Mood. C) Theme. D) Suspense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone. 3. Beowulf's body is A) Sent to sea on a burning boat. B) Burned on a great pyre. C) Burned and buried with the treasure. D) Enchanted with magic to become a draugr. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burned and buried with the treasure. 4. Choose a synonym for the word foe A) Helper. B) Enemy. C) Friend. D) Leader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enemy. 5. Which term fits in this sentence:I didn't want to ....., but I did exceptionally well on my college entrance exam. A) Endow. B) Laud. C) Boast. D) Thrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boast. 6. What was the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle? A) A yearbook. B) A year by year account of events. C) A farmer's almanac. D) A list of taxes and property. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A year by year account of events. 7. Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon becasue A) Beowulf is too old and sick to fight. B) It will increase Beowulf's chance of victory. C) Then Beowulf's comrades can claim the monster's treasure. D) In the past they had promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the past they had promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives. 8. How does Welthow feel about Beowulf's visit? A) Pleased with his words. B) Vexed by Beowulf's adventurous spirit. C) God must decide. D) Shed tears and laments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleased with his words. 9. The knights killed the fire-breathing ..... and made the kingdom safe for everyone. A) Fiend. B) Rancorous. C) Loathsome. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiend. 10. One's fate or destiny is called: A) Floating. B) Wergild. C) Wyrd. D) Synecdoche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wyrd. 11. Beowulf rips ..... arm off and beats his with the "wet end." A) Grendal's Mother. B) Grendal. C) The Dragon. D) Wulfgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendal. 12. What is the definition of SHROUD? A) Given birth to. B) Cloth in which dead bodies are wrapped. C) To stuff with food; glut. D) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cloth in which dead bodies are wrapped. 13. Who is the king in Beowulf? A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Wiglaf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar. 14. How Beowulf upsets GrendeL: A) With the light. B) With noise. C) With the fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With noise. 15. Based on the text, what is most likely the author's view of paganism? A) It is a false religion that offends Christianity. B) It is the cause of the Danes' troubles. C) It is viewed as the world's true religion. D) It is Grendel's religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a false religion that offends Christianity. 16. The warriors said there will be a better warrior than Beowulf one day. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. What is Beowulf's country? A) Scyld. B) Breca. C) Geats. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geats. 18. Which term is NOT a synonym for PROWESS? A) Accomplishment. B) Genius. C) Weakness. D) Talent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weakness. 19. How does Beowulf's battle with the dragon reflect his character? A) Arrogance, recklessness, and impulsiveness. B) Indecisiveness, laziness, and apathy. C) Bravery, courage, and self-sacrifice. D) Fear, cowardice, and selfishness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bravery, courage, and self-sacrifice. 20. What motivates King Hrothgar's decision to seek Beowulf's help? A) Envy of Beowulf's strength. B) Concern for his people and recognition of Beowulf's exceptional qualities. C) Fear of Grendel's mother. D) Desire for treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concern for his people and recognition of Beowulf's exceptional qualities. ← 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