This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 154 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 154 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Once Beowulf was finally written down, it was used to: A) Entertain readers and inform them about history. B) Entertain readers and explain the Anglo Saxons. C) Entertain readers and spread Christian values. D) Entertain readers and showcase Christian beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertain readers and spread Christian values. 2. A(n) ..... is a character who sets of another character by strong contrast. A) Allusion. B) Epic. C) Epic hero. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foil. 3. Which of the following is not one of Beowulf's weaknesses? A) Poor eyesight. B) Short arms. C) Short legs. D) Short stature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short arms. 4. Use of light and dark shades; dark and high-contrast images draw the eye more than light and low contrast images A) Lighting/color. B) Angle. C) Panel. D) Composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lighting/color. 5. The dragon damaged Beowulf's castle. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. If something makes people miserable or causes them great pain and torment, it's a ..... A) Pagan. B) Scourge. C) Depredation. D) Gloat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scourge. 7. What does the word 'lament' mean? A) To express happiness. B) To express sadness or regret. C) To achieve an important victory. D) To publicly announce something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To express sadness or regret. 8. When does Grendel attack the Herot? A) On the winter solstice. B) During the summer. C) During the winter. D) At night, every night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At night, every night. 9. Which of the following people groups were NOT involved with developing Old English? A) The Romans. B) The Celts. C) The Germans. D) The Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Spanish. 10. How long did Beowulf rule in Geatland? A) 30 years. B) 40 years. C) 50 years. D) 60 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 years. 11. Beowulf says that he and Grendel have been "called together." What pagan belief does this represent? Why? A) Th pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed in an "eye for an eye" or vengeance. Being "called together" means to meet fight until the death. B) The pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed that somewhere in the sea a spirit was calling them to come together. C) The pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed in the concept of "wyrd, " which is the idea that things are fated to occur. Being "called together" means Beowulf is fated to fight the creature. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pagans of the Anglo-Saxon culture believed in the concept of "wyrd, " which is the idea that things are fated to occur. Being "called together" means Beowulf is fated to fight the creature. 12. Who returned for revenge? A) Grendel's mother. B) Grendel's brother. C) Grendel's father. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's mother. 13. What is the main reason the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms came and went so quickly? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK2) A) Tribes were always at war with other tribes, and kings were defeated and replaced frequently. B) Voting took place at the end of each month. C) A warrior could not become king until he was old, and people did not live long lives during this time period. D) A rule was put in place that stated a king could not serve more than one year on the throne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tribes were always at war with other tribes, and kings were defeated and replaced frequently. 14. To make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry. A) Banish. B) Bewilder. C) Wail. D) Ravage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wail. 15. Grendel seized one sleeping warrior and devoured him. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. How many lines are in Beowulf? A) 2, 746. B) 7, 392. C) 4, 925. D) 3, 182. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3, 182. 17. To devour with great energy and ferocity A) They shine. B) Hoard. C) Raven. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raven. 18. What song are the people of the Herot singing at the beginning of the story? A) "Nothing Else Matters". B) "The Hills". C) "The Ancient beginnings of us all.". D) "Me Porto Bonito". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "The Ancient beginnings of us all.". 19. Founder of the ruling house of Danes A) Hygelac. B) Hrothgar. C) Shield Sheafson. D) Sigemund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shield Sheafson. 20. Which theme fits best?-Hrothgar asks Beowulf to fight Grendel A) Loyalty. B) Envy. C) Revenge. D) Reputation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revenge. ← 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