This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 186 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 186 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of the word loathsome as it appears in the following excerpt? " ..... and running to his loathsome moor [land]/With another such sickening meal waiting/In his pouch." (lines 538-40) A) Disgusting or repulsive. B) Appealing or attractive. C) Swift or quick. D) Delaying or putting off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disgusting or repulsive. 2. Exceptional skill or ability A) Raven. B) Ignominious. C) Prowess. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prowess. 3. Who is Beowulf's loyal companion? A) Grendel. B) Hrothgar. C) Beowulf. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 4. The son was ( ) with a new car for his 18th birthday by his parents. A) Righteous. B) Avenged. C) Vexed. D) Endowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endowed. 5. What is the significance of the dragon in Beowulf? A) The dragon represents chaos, destruction, and darkness. B) The dragon symbolizes safety, community, and civilization. C) The dragon is a representation of wealth, power, and influence. D) The dragon has no significance in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dragon represents chaos, destruction, and darkness. 6. What role does fate play in Beowulf? A) Fate plays a significant role in Beowulf. B) Fate plays a minor role in Beowulf. C) Fate has no role in Beowulf. D) Fate is the main antagonist in Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fate plays a significant role in Beowulf. 7. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? Beowulf's warriors worked to defend their lord's life A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The traction g. 8. Which term is NOT a synonym for HAUGHTY? A) Snobbish. B) Humble. C) Snooty. D) Conceited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humble. 9. In what country does the myth of Beowulf primarily take place? A) Denmark. B) Rome. C) Finland. D) Manchester. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denmark. 10. Exposition A) Beginning of the story. B) Beginning of the story giving the characters setting and conflict. C) Story comes to a reasonable ending. D) The turning point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beginning of the story giving the characters setting and conflict. 11. Station 3: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 Pagan beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entertain readers and spread Christian values. 12. The most popular genres of the Late Middle Ages were A) Fables, ballads and allegories. B) Ditties, romances and folk songs. C) Fables, ballads and romances. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fables, ballads and romances. 13. A long narrative told in poetry is a(n) ..... A) Alliteration. B) Epic. C) Story-within-a-story. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 14. What phrase gets repeated throughout the epic poem a lot? A) "He was a good king.". B) "Cash me ousside!". C) "Turn down for what?". D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "He was a good king.". 15. He is the father figure to Beowulf. A) Hrothgar. B) Danes. C) Grendel. D) Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 16. (n) a narrow point of land projecting into the sea A) Spit. B) Tomb. C) Sentinel. D) Scabbard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spit. 17. Which of the following is not a synonym for Danes used by the Beowulf poet? A) Spear-Danes. B) Bright-Danes. C) Ring-Danes. D) Sea-Danish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sea-Danish. 18. Which man was loyal to Beowulf until the bitter end? A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel. D) Alex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 19. Bacteria ( ) when people fail to practice proper hygiene. A) Plunder. B) Vex. C) Boast. D) Thrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thrive. 20. Who is the main character in Beowulf? A) Grendel. B) Hrothgar. C) Beowulf. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf. ← 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