This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 167 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 167 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete this sentence with one of the following words:He was ..... at the number of casualties that occurred. A) August. B) Unrelenting. C) Lothesome. D) Wail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) August. 2. Something that causes pain or suffering A) Affliction. B) Purge. C) Livid. D) Writhing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affliction. 3. Mead is made from ..... is similar to ..... A) Grapes; wine. B) Hops; beer. C) Agave; tequila. D) Honey; wine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honey; wine. 4. An antonym of reparations is A) Fines. B) Rewards. C) Luxuries. D) Repairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rewards. 5. Herot is..... A) Grendel's Lair. B) Small town in Sweden. C) Beowulf's Castle. D) Hall built by Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hall built by Hrothgar. 6. How many works were found with Beowulf? A) 2. B) 3. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 7. The second time Beowulf received an offer to be the king ..... A) He accepted. B) He ran away in fear again. C) He agreed but only for the next 5 years. D) He suggested that the king's brother take over instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He accepted. 8. Grendel terrorizes Hrothgar's Hall for A) Six winters. B) Twelve winters. C) Eighteen winters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve winters. 9. How does Beowulf's fate affect the outcome of the story? A) Beowulf's fate determines his victory over the dragon and his death. B) Beowulf's fate has no impact on the outcome of the story. C) Beowulf's fate leads to his defeat against the dragon. D) Beowulf's fate results in his victory over Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf's fate determines his victory over the dragon and his death. 10. Who was "weaving a victory" on the war loom? A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) God. D) Hygelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) God. 11. #8 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 12. A thane is expected to give ..... during times of war and peace. A) Loyalty. B) Food. C) Resources. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loyalty. 13. Which group of people did the story of Beowulf come from? A) Normans. B) Vikings. C) Anglo-Saxons. D) Britons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxons. 14. Grendel taunted Hrothgar's kingdom for how long? A) 24 months. B) 13 years. C) 5 summers. D) 12 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 years. 15. How will Beowulf fight the Grendel A) Sword. B) Sword and shield. C) Javelin. D) Bare hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bare hands. 16. "Cain's clan, whom the creator had outlawed and condemned as outcasts" is mostly an example of which poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Cesura. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 17. Beowulf is a member of the ..... A) Danes. B) Geats. C) Anglo-Saxons. D) Vikings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geats. 18. Boasting is to ..... A) To hate yourself. B) To draw. C) To help others. D) Talk about yourself in a positive way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talk about yourself in a positive way. 19. Sinews A) To steal. B) Ligaments and tendons. C) To spread or swarm. D) Triangle roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments and tendons. 20. What is elegiac poetry? A) Describes the deeds of warriors and rulers. B) Laments the deaths of loved ones and the passing of earlier, better times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laments the deaths of loved ones and the passing of earlier, better times. ← 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