This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 194 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 194 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Pick the best ANTONYM for he word purge A) Group together. B) Clear. C) Fight. D) Hoard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hoard. 2. Beowulf's Hero Journey:Beowulf crosses the sea with his men. A) Approach. B) Crisis. C) Departure. D) Trials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Departure. 3. The ship foamed through the sea like a bird A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. E) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Simile. 4. What does Grendel hate the sound of? A) The warriors' battle cry. B) The voice of the king bragging. C) The voices of men singing. D) The preacher's sermons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The voices of men singing. 5. What was the importance of Beowulf's arrival? A) To fight Grendel. B) To have a tea party. C) To have a meeting with Hrothgar. D) To be one of Hrothgar's knight's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To fight Grendel. 6. Which of the words in the list is the correct term for the definition shown below? (ELAGSE11-12L4; DOK1) unable to read or write A) Inventive. B) Hereditary. C) Ascendance. D) Illiterate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Illiterate. 7. What makes Grendel so angy? A) The songs of Creation. B) Pagan songs. C) The arrival of Beowulf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The songs of Creation. 8. When Beowulf arrived at King Hrothgar's banquet, who questioned his ability to fight Grendel? A) Hygelac. B) Heardred. C) Wiglaf. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 9. Who was angry about defeating Grendel? A) Hrothgar. B) His men. C) Ashes. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 10. Beowulf became king when ..... died. A) Wiglaf. B) Unferth. C) Higlac. D) Geat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higlac. 11. Beowulf takes place in A) South America. B) Arabia. C) Scotland. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 12. Beowulf is one of the earliest pieces in English literature? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for reparation? A) Atonement. B) Payment. C) Repayment. D) Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chain. 14. Which of these events lead to the introduction of some Latin words into Old English? A) Unification of Anglo-Saxan Empires. B) Collapse of the Roman Empire. C) Christianization of England. D) Attack of the Fire Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianization of England. 15. What is Beowulf's main problem when fighting Grendel's mother? A) She has powers and casts a spell on him. B) His sword is useless against her. C) He cannot see in the darkness of her hall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His sword is useless against her. 16. Give an example of a literary device used in the prologue of Beowulf. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 17. As Beowulf is being defeated by the dragon, who sticks by Beowulf's side? A) Wiglaf. B) Hrothgar. C) Unferth. D) Higlac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 18. Learning about the plight of people trying to rebuild their homes after a devastating earthquake might inspire you to send money to a charity.In this sentence, plight means ..... A) Bad situation. B) Good situation. C) A flight on a plane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad situation. 19. Shining with great brightness and radiance A) Ignominious. B) They shine. C) Baleful. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They shine. 20. How does Beowulf's dragon compare to Hrothgar and Grendel? A) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon is threatening their peace. B) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon lives in a lake. C) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon kills his best friend. D) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon doesn't like his religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf is now King of the Geats and the dragon is threatening their peace. ← 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