This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 160 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 160 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Beowulf's decision to face the dragon alone reflects his: A) Desire for more personal glory. B) Trust in his supernatural abilities. C) Sense of responsibility and duty as king. D) Confidence in his warriors to back him up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desire for more personal glory. 2. Anglo-saxons and Norse people share similar funeral practices A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Give the meaning:sinewy A) Stringy, tough. B) Easily undone. C) Aroused. D) Sudden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stringy, tough. 4. Based on the story of Beowulf, we can infer that the author is a/an ..... A) Pagan poet. B) Barbaric poet. C) Religious poet. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious poet. 5. Which three countries made up the Norse lands? A) England, Scotland and Wales. B) Germany, France and Italy. C) Sweden, Norway and Denmark. D) Iceland, Greenland and Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweden, Norway and Denmark. 6. King Hrothgar's statement to Beowulf allows the reader to the reader to infer that: A) Beowulf will eventually rule Denmark as their king. B) Beowulf has equal authority with King Hrothgar because they are friends. C) Beowulf has achieved Anglo Saxon immortality and renown. D) Beowulf will never stop fighting battles to protect Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf has achieved Anglo Saxon immortality and renown. 7. Rabbit's feet and four-leaf clovers are considered good ..... A) Dwellings. B) Omens. C) Pagans. D) Ravages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Omens. 8. What do conventions refer to? A) Rules of grammar. B) Statements of facts. C) Accepted data and statistics. D) Clear and direct words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rules of grammar. 9. In what years was Beowulf probably written? A) 2nd to 3rd century A.D. B) 8th to 10th century A.D. C) 16th to 17th century A.D. D) 12th to 13th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8th to 10th century A.D. 10. What are the characteristics of an epic hero? A) Rises to power, has a tragic flaw, the flaw makes the leader fall in a dramatic way. B) Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant. C) Is a commoner who tries really hard. D) Wears a cape and a mask. Sometimes wears a super suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant. 11. A stock or store of money or valued objects, typically one that is secret or carefully guarded. cache, stockpile, reserve, reservoir, fund, accumulation; A) Debris. B) Hoard. C) Exploit. D) Emerging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hoard. 12. How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people? A) 12 years. B) 12 months. C) 12 days. D) 12 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 13. A descriptive phrase or compound word that substitutes for a noun. A) An Epithet. B) A Kenning. C) A Caesura. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Kenning. 14. A malignant tumor grows uncontrollably and spreads to other parts of the body. In this sentence, malignant means ..... A) Good for health. B) Dangerous to health. C) Not good nor bad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dangerous to health. 15. To pursue stealthily A) Clump. B) Stalk. C) Heave. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stalk. 16. The author of The Canterbury Tales is A) Bede. B) Thomas Malory. C) Geoffrey Chaucer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geoffrey Chaucer. 17. Which word describes something as 'gruesome'? A) Lament. B) Triumph. C) Proclaim. D) Something extremely unpleasant or disgusting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something extremely unpleasant or disgusting. 18. What is the main purpose of the prologue in Beowulf? A) To foreshadow the conflict in the story. B) To introduce the main characters of the story. C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. D) To summarize the events of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. 19. How does the fight in the lake with Grendel's mom contrast with the fight with Grendel? A) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear. B) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent shows fear. C) Beowulf doesn't use any weapons because they are all useless against both monsters. D) Beowulf doesn't use any weapons, but the opponent does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear. 20. Asunder A) Separated, torn apart. B) Robbed of something. C) Very difficult. D) Hateful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separated, torn apart. ← 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