Beowulf Quiz 176 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Knowing a man had come", describing the dragon, a similarity with Beowulf is that
2. A(n) ..... is a passing reference to an event, place, person, etc
3. What is the definition of bulwark?
4. Wiglaf's best quality is his .....
5. A person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed, guilty party, offender, miscreant;
6. Grendel is a descendant of ..... ?
7. Whale-road is an example of:
8. When I saw the horror movie, all the blood and violence made me ..... in my seat.
9. Which theme fits best?-Beowulf fights Grendel with his bare hands
10. What is Beowulf's primary personality trait in the epic?
11. Linkage of a single subject with two or more verbs, either to add dimension to the first verb or to establish a clear sequence of actions
12. Beowulf was able to defeat Grendel by ripping off his arm. Which character trait of Beowulf was presented by the given sentence?
13. Ecgtheow was the political advisor of King Hrothgar.
14. What happens to Grendel's mother at the end of chapter 10?
15. What type of monster killed Beowulf?
16. Who became king after Beowulf?
17. A highly imaginative narrative based on rare powers or magic
18. Who is being referred to in the line "seeking no peace, offering no truce, accepting no settlement, no price in gold or land, and paying for one crime only with another"
19. TRUE of FALSE:The plot of an epic centers around the Hero of Unbelievable stature
20. "Herot trembled, wonderfully built to withstand the blows, the struggling great bodies beating at its beautiful walls;" This is an example of