This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For destroying the statue of the mayor, the rebels were ordered to pay $ 5000 in ..... to the city. A) Reparations. B) Alacrity. C) Extol. D) Writhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reparations. 2. Gorge A) A narrow passage through land. B) Rhythmic breaks in the middle of the lines, where the reciter could pause for breath. C) A refuge or place for hiding. D) An Anglo-Saxon culture concept, roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A narrow passage through land. 3. If you have an abundance of shoes you have ..... A) Missing your shoes. B) A large quantity of shoes. C) You have many colors. D) You have only 2 pairs of shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large quantity of shoes. 4. What is the tone (attitude of the speaker) in the following lines: "None of his comrades came to him, helped him, his brave and noble followers; they ran for their lives, fled deep in a wood. Only one of them remained ..... " A) Happy and Optimistic. B) Sarcastic and Disappointed. C) Excited and Hopeful. D) Sad and Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcastic and Disappointed. 5. "Duly" means: A) To a great extent or degree. B) At the proper time. C) In a sad manner. D) In a sparse or scanty way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the proper time. 6. Which of the following expresses the correct chronological order from earliest to latest? A) Middle English, Modern English, Old English. B) Old English, Middle English, Modern English. C) Modern English, Middle English, Old English. D) Old English, Modern English, Middle English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Old English, Middle English, Modern English. 7. The excerpt from Gareth Hind's graphic novel Beowulf depicts the moments just before the battle between Beowulf and the dragon. Which of the following statements accurately compares the graphic novel's presentation of this scene with the presentation in the poem? A) Both presentations create tension-the graphic novel through wordless images of Beowulf's approach, the poem through vivid description of the same scene. B) The presentation in the graphic novel builds suspense by showing the long trek in the snow to the dragon's lair. The presentation in the poem builds suspense by describing Beowulf's thoughts and feelings of weakness as the battle progresses. C) The presentation in the graphic novel carefully depicts the fierceness of both Beowulf and the dragon. The poem's presentation describes only Beowulf's fierceness, not that of the dragon. D) Both presentations include details-images in the graphic novel, words in the poem-that indicate the Geats' fear that Beowulf may be defeated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both presentations create tension-the graphic novel through wordless images of Beowulf's approach, the poem through vivid description of the same scene. 8. To find pleasure in A) Relished. B) Comrades. C) Deserted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relished. 9. Word that means to shrink or bend. Sometimes in embarrassment. A) Fawning. B) Cower. C) Cringe. D) Writhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cringe. 10. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. A) Stalwart. B) Kith. C) Mettle. D) Canny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canny. 11. Why isn't Beowulf afraid of Grendel's mother? A) He has strong wrists. B) He thinks she is weak. C) He knows himself. D) He has already killed one monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He knows himself. 12. How does Beowulf defeat Grendel? A) Beowulf defeats Grendel with the sword Hrothgar gave to Beowulf. B) He outsmarts him and traps him. C) He stabs him to death with his dagger. D) He tears off his arm with his bare hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He tears off his arm with his bare hands. 13. The high hall rang, its roof boards swayed, And Danes shook with terror. A) Lament. B) Cower. C) Relish. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cower. 14. Laments the loss of something passed; mourns the death of a loved one A) Oral tradition. B) Lyric. C) Elegy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elegy. 15. Which of the following had the least influence on the development of England's modern culture? A) The Roman Empire. B) The Saxons. C) The Vikings. D) The Angles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Vikings. 16. Grendel is said to have been "conceived by a pair of those monsters / born of ..... " A) God. B) Satan. C) Cain. D) Abel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cain. 17. Which archetype is considered the most selfless? A) The Magician. B) The Jester. C) The Caregiver. D) The Explorer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Caregiver. 18. Wiglaf sends a messenger to report Beowulf's death throughout the land. In addition to telling of Beowulf's death, the messenger also ..... A) Brings a drawing of the dragon. B) Discusses future invasions from enemies. C) Sings a sad funeral song. D) Tells of the eleven cowardly deserters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discusses future invasions from enemies. 19. When the dragon awakes & sees the man's footprint, it starts a feud ..... Which word could be a synonym for the word "feud" ? A) Friendship. B) Hunger. C) Untrusting. D) Conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conflict. 20. To cause irritation A) Hack. B) Grate. C) Quench. D) Loathe. 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