This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 157 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 157 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Beowulf is a hero of the A) The Britons. B) Early Normans. C) Geats. D) Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anglo-Saxons. 2. The struggle against opposing characters or forces is called A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Conflict. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 3. "Before him huge flames were leaping, and horrid shadows dancing in the firelight" is an example of what literary device? A) Central One Idea. B) Personification. C) Kerning. D) Alliteration. E) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 4. The King of Danes: A) Hrothgar. B) Distorted. C) Beowulf. D) Wulfgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 5. Cloths in which dead bodies are wrapped A) Shrouds. B) Cain. C) Hrunting. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shrouds. 6. To brag; speak with excessive pride A) Sought. B) Dissolved. C) Boast. D) Uttered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boast. 7. The poor man ( ) his misfortune, having lost everything in a fire. A) Thrived. B) Hoarded. C) Lamented. D) Mandated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lamented. 8. Drag and drop to FILL IN THE BLANK:In order to find the great dragon's secret, we needed to sneak into its (a) A) A Lair (n). B) Lament (n). C) Forge (v). D) Reparation (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Lair (n). 9. Which word means to cast a spell over; to enchant with magic A) Talon. B) Bewitch. C) Ancestral. D) Commemorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bewitch. 10. Beowulf ordered a special tool to help him defeat the dragon. What was it? (The Dragon Attacks) A) An iron shield because the wooden ones would burn. B) A fire-resistant suit of armor. C) A helmet that was fire-resistant. D) A sword that could cut through bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An iron shield because the wooden ones would burn. 11. It attempts to describe what happens in the reader's mind while interpreting the text. It critics believe that no text provides self-contained meaning and readers have different ideas/meanings about the text. A) MARXIST. B) FORMALIST. C) READER-RESPONSE. D) FEMINIST. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) READER-RESPONSE. 12. Dependable and loyal A) Formidable. B) Renowned. C) Resolute. D) Stalwart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stalwart. 13. Beowulf's tone when speaking with Hrothgar after defeating Grendel's mother can be characterized as: A) Egotistical and full of himself. B) Superstitious and over the top. C) Nonchalant and proud. D) Humble and straightforward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humble and straightforward. 14. How long does Beowulf rule as King of the Geats? A) 50 years. B) 100 years. C) 30 years. D) Beowulf is never King of the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 years. 15. (n.) A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger(v.) To give a cry of pain, grief, or anger A) Resolute. B) Wail. C) Lament. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wail. 16. What did Beowulf's men do when they saw their king was in danger? A) Ran in to help. B) Sent one half in to see if they could help. C) Ran away all except one. D) Beowulf didn't need help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran away all except one. 17. What word means:bound or held tightly A) Four-square. B) Pinioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pinioned. 18. Which theme best captures Beowulf? A) Peace and War. B) Good vs. Evil. C) Courage vs. Cowardice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good vs. Evil. 19. What happens to the treasure from the dragon? A) Given to the men. B) Left in the cave. C) Buried with Beowulf. D) Thrown to sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buried with Beowulf. 20. True or False:It is believed that "Beowulf" was revised and written into a manuscript by a Christian Monk. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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