Beowulf Quiz 2 (20 MCQs)

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1. Beowulf defeats Grendel by

Correct Answer: C) Ripping off his arm.

2. What are sinews?

Correct Answer: A) The tendons in the shoulder of Grendel.

3. TRUE OR FALSE:King Hrothgar crossed the ocean to offer their help to the Danes.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

4. Allusion

Correct Answer: B) A reference to a well known piece of art, event, literary work, myth, etc.

5. Grendel's mother is right to get vengeance because of the concept associated with

Correct Answer: C) Wergild.

6. Match the character with the description:Demon cursed by the church

Correct Answer: A) Grendel.

7. Beowulf did not expect Grendel to attack them.

Correct Answer: B) False.

8. After defeating Grendel's mother, what does Beowulf claim as a trophy?

Correct Answer: A) The monster's head.

9. Abandoned; empty of people

Correct Answer: B) Deserted.

10. What eventually happened to Grendel's mother?

Correct Answer: C) She fell asleep, Beowulf strangled her, and she melted into a puddle.

11. What did Beowulf do when he got home?

Correct Answer: A) He kissed the dirt.

12. (v) rise and fall rhythmically

Correct Answer: A) Heaving.

13. A Scop is a

Correct Answer: A) Storyteller.

14. There were two other languages in Anglo-Saxon era

Correct Answer: C) *Latin and Greek.

15. Beowulf was written in

Correct Answer: D) Old English.

16. What symbolizes joy in the land?

Correct Answer: B) Black raven.

17. Beowulf shows he wants fame that last after his death when

Correct Answer: C) He said to the Geats to build him a tomb that can be seen from afar.

18. What item did the slave steal from the cave?

Correct Answer: C) A golden cup.

19. What did Beowulf tell his men they could carry to the top of the mountain?

Correct Answer: B) His bee hives.

20. Herot is located in (204)

Correct Answer: C) Denmark.