This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 197 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 197 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Scop was the A) Most valued Anglo Saxon Warrior. B) The King. C) The Story Teller. D) The oldest person in the tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Story Teller. 2. These tiny pears are full of luscious flavor. What is the meaning of the word "luscious" as used in this sentence? A) Smells pretty bad. B) Scent that attracts animals. C) Very appealing in nature. D) Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having a pleasant sweet taste or containing a lot of juice. 3. Classify the structure of the following sentence:Dennis likes playing basketball, and Tina likes playing tennis. A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Complex. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 4. How was Beowulf originally passed down from generation to generation? A) Hand-written copies of the original story. B) Oral tradition. C) Paintings on cave walls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral tradition. 5. A popular literary device in Old English poetry ..... a metaphoric compound word or phrase that takes the place of a noun, such as "whale-road" for sea and "swan-boat" for ship A) Epithet. B) Theory. C) Pyre. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 6. Who was Beowulf's father (actually he was his uncle, but essentially adopted Beowulf into his family)? A) Hrothgar. B) Heroic fire. C) Hygelac. D) Heorot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hygelac. 7. What happens to the dragon's treasure? A) Wiglaf takes all of it. B) Wiglaf splits it among his men. C) They dump it in the ocean with the dragon's body. D) They buried them with Beowulf's ashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They buried them with Beowulf's ashes. 8. Who are these lines referring to? "Long was the season:Twelve-winters' time torture suffered The friend of the Scyldings ..... " A) Hrothgar. B) Grendel. C) Beowulf. D) Higelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 9. Of whom is Grendel a descendant? A) Cain. B) Jesus. C) Beowulf. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 10. Grendel killed 30 men by..... A) Snatching them from their beds as they slept. B) Casting a spell on them. C) Lighting fire to Herot. D) Poisoning their mead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snatching them from their beds as they slept. 11. At the end of part two, Beowulf agrees to marry Hrothgar's daughter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The dragon inflicted a deadly wound on Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Name the character who uttered this line in the FILM ADAPTATION of Beowulf: "If we die ..... it'll be for glory, not for gold." A) Wiglaf. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) The Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 14. The second part is about Beowulf peaceful rule for 40 years A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What word means:a feudal lord who holds landand performs military service for a king A) Thane. B) Thresh. C) Bewailing. D) Bothies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thane. 16. Which word describes a group of people that includes many families and relatives who have the same language, customs, and beliefs? A) A family. B) A sect. C) A cult. D) A tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A tribe. 17. What is the meaning of "cloven" in the following context: "where the dark spirits dwell, by the cloven mountain" ? A) Difficult to climb. B) Tall; massive. C) Evil; foreboding. D) Split or divided in two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Split or divided in two. 18. "A poet sang, from time to time, in a clear pure voice" is a reference to A) Scop. B) Theory. C) Formal boasting. D) Kinship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scop. 19. Which of these is not an important quality for a hero to possess? A) Generosity. B) Loyalty. C) Wealth. D) Political skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wealth. 20. "Beowulf marched ..... bursting with anger, to meet the dragon" . Inferencing:Why is Beowulf "bursting with anger" ? A) Because he has always hated the Dragon. B) Because the Dragon terrorized the people of his land. C) Beowulf & the Dragon have an ongoing feud with one another. D) The Dragon stole Beowulf's sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the Dragon terrorized the people of his land. ← 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