This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 151 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 151 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who greets Beowulf on the shore? A) Hrothgar. B) Hrothgar's coastal guard. C) The Night Watch. D) Pirates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar's coastal guard. 2. How many years did the Danes suffer from Grendel's attack? A) 6. B) 10. C) 12. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 3. Anon A) Cut or sever. B) Female deer. C) Quickly. D) A person who prepares medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Female deer. 4. An affliction is a A) Feeling of courage. B) Way of conquering fear. C) Force that causes suffering. D) Journey through darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Force that causes suffering. 5. Beowulf is killed by Grendel's mother A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 6. According to the text, which of the following descriptions best characterizes Shield and his descendants? A) They are overly trusting of the Danes' goodness. B) They are indifferent to their people's suffering. C) They are tyrannical and rule with an iron-fist. D) They are honorable, well-loved rulers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are honorable, well-loved rulers. 7. Which one is NOT an Anglo-Saxon Value A) Courage. B) Honor. C) Loyalty. D) Wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wealth. 8. To eat greedily A) Gruesome. B) Gorge. C) Writhing. D) Lair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorge. 9. Community tradition/historical information passed down by word of mouth A) Oral Tradition. B) Hoard. C) Boast. D) Transience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oral Tradition. 10. "I will fight again, seek fame still. If the Dragon hiding in his tower dares to face me." This quote is evidence of A) Beowulf's promise. B) Beowulf's desire for fame. C) Beowulf's modest opinion. D) Beowulf's desire for a wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf's desire for fame. 11. Beowulf's Hero Journey:Beowulf is a warrior of the Geats. A) The status quo. B) Call to Adventure. C) Departure. D) Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The status quo. 12. Turn aside; change something's course by coming in contact with it. A) Deflect. B) Vied. C) Lament. D) Recompense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deflect. 13. Anglo-Saxon culture was not democratic. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Anglo-Saxon poets were called A) Scops. B) Bards. C) Minstrels. D) Jugglers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scops. 15. The setting for Beowulf is A) Britannia in the 6th century. B) Scandinavia in the 6th Centruy. C) Britannia in the 5th Centruy. D) Scandinavia in the 5th Century. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scandinavia in the 5th Century. 16. The most legendary kingdom of the Middle Ages was ruled by ..... A) King David. B) King John. C) King Albert. D) King Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) King Arthur. 17. What gifts did Beowulf recieve from Hrothgar and Wealhtheow? A) A golden banner, a sharp sword, eight horses and a ring. B) Eight horses, a golden ring, a helmet, and a cool collar named Brisingamen. C) A golden banner, an unbreakable helmet, a sharp sword, eight horsed; each with a golden bridle and saddle encrusted with precious stones, a golden ring and a golden collar called Brisingamen. D) A golden collar, eight golden bridles with saddles encrusted with precious stones; a breakable helmet, and a golden banner. E) A sweet $ 20 gift card to Bed Bath, and Beyond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A golden banner, an unbreakable helmet, a sharp sword, eight horsed; each with a golden bridle and saddle encrusted with precious stones, a golden ring and a golden collar called Brisingamen. 18. A Swede A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 19. Which of the following is a SYNONYM for anguish? A) Agony. B) Helpfulness. C) Joy. D) Curiosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agony. 20. Plot Order:Choose the correct order for the plot. A) 1. Grendel attacks Heorot. 2. Beowulf kills Grendel. 3. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.4. Beowulf is king.5. Beowulf kills dragon.6. Wiglaf becomes king. B) 1. Wiglaf becomes king. 2. Beowulf is king. 3. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.4. Grendel attacks Heorot.5. Beowulf kills Grendel.6. Beowulf kills dragon. C) 1. Beowulf is king. 2. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.3. Grendel attacks Heorot.4. Beowulf kills Grendel.5. Beowulf kills dragon.6. Wiglaf becomes king. D) 1. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.2. Grendel attacks Heorot.3. Beowulf kills Grendel.4. Beowulf kills dragon.5. Wiglaf becomes king.6. Beowulf is king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. Grendel attacks Heorot. 2. Beowulf kills Grendel. 3. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother.4. Beowulf is king.5. Beowulf kills dragon.6. 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