This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 196 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 196 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For how many winters did Beowulf rule? (Beowulf Becomes King) A) 100. B) 75. C) 60. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50. 2. Why can't Hrothgar and his men defeat Grendel? A) Hrothgar and his men are too weak. B) Grendel is invisible. C) Grendel has cast a magic spell on Hrothgar and his men. D) Hrothgar and his men seek help from pagan gods instead of the one true God. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar and his men seek help from pagan gods instead of the one true God. 3. What does "PURGE" mean? A) A journey to a historical or religious site. B) To eliminate or wash away. C) Tense or tightly flexed. D) A journey to a historical or religious site. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eliminate or wash away. 4. Betrayal or deception A) Bequeath. B) Resolute. C) Pyre. D) Treacherous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treacherous. 5. When was the epic poem Beowulf composed? A) 8th century. B) 11th century. C) 5th century. D) 15th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11th century. 6. What is the name of the chief Pagan god? A) Loki. B) Zeus. C) Odin. D) Thunor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odin. 7. Where did Grendal go to die? A) Mead hall. B) Underwater lair. C) Heorot. D) The woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underwater lair. 8. What is the name of the Scandinavian people who live in southern Sweden? A) Danes. B) Scoles. C) Geats. D) Welsh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geats. 9. Is a pause or a break in a line of poetry A) Archetype. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cesura. 10. Measurement of how much space, horizontal and vertical, is included in a single visual A) Panel. B) Stalk. C) Brood. D) Angle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angle. 11. To contradict means ..... A) To say the same thing. B) To say/do the opposite, inconsistent. C) To attack. D) To claim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To say/do the opposite, inconsistent. 12. "and the desolate fens; he had dwelt for a time"This is an example of: A) Theory. B) Rhythm. C) Cutting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. 13. What importance things were said in honor of Beowulf in the closing lines of the poem? "Of all the kings in the world Beowulf they named the ..... " A) Mightiest in valour. B) The mildest. C) The most kind to his people. D) The keenest for praise. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 14. How does he kill her? A) By cutting off his head. B) With a sword made of magical metal. C) By tearing off his arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a sword made of magical metal. 15. Where did Beowulf request that he be buried? A) Near the sea. B) Inside a barrow on the coast. C) At the place where he has slain the dragon. D) Inside his palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inside a barrow on the coast. 16. Match the definition with the word:Warrior/Servant A) Thane. B) Cooking. C) Anathema. D) Plight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane. 17. In his final fight against the dragon, who comes to help Beowulf? A) All his men. B) The Danes. C) The Geats. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wiglaf. 18. When the she-monster draws her knife and attempts to slay Beowulf, her survives for two reasons. What are they? A) His mailcoat and God's wisdom. B) His helmet and fate. C) His shield and God's wisdom. D) His bare hands a prayer to God. E) Grendel's mother's bad aim and God's favor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mailcoat and God's wisdom. 19. ..... is to cause worry and upset. A) Annoying. B) Harrow. C) Revered. D) Comity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harrow. 20. Where is Heorot? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) Germany. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark. ← 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