This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Anathema means: A) Something is detested or that inspires dislike. B) An explanation or critical interpretation. C) Anything that happens suddenly without an apparent cause. D) An authoritative rule of conduct or procedure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something is detested or that inspires dislike. 2. What are some characteristics of Grendel in Beowulf? A) Beautiful, graceful, elegant, merciful, forgiving, weak. B) Monstrous, descendant of Cain, bloodthirsty, ruthless, impervious to weapons, superhuman strength. C) Intelligent, strategic, cunning, weak, cowardly, afraid of light. D) Friendly, kind-hearted, peaceful, weak, vulnerable, human-like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monstrous, descendant of Cain, bloodthirsty, ruthless, impervious to weapons, superhuman strength. 3. Why do the Danes flee Herot at night? A) Grendel attacks at night. B) Beowulf's men are planning to attack them. C) King Hrothgar moves camp at night. D) Grendel only attacks during the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel attacks at night. 4. Who is Wulfgar? A) Hrothgar's herald and officer. B) A Danish prince. C) One of Beowulf's men. D) Hrothgar's uncle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar's herald and officer. 5. Struck with terror, amazement, or horror. A) Loathsome. B) Visual. C) Wail. D) August. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) August. 6. In the epic poem Beowulf, which of the following things is true about Grendel's mother's lake? A) The water is red and bubbling. B) Huge snakes and sea-monsters haunt the surface of the lake. C) The trees around the edge are frozen. D) All of the answers are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answers are true. 7. Which word is an example of a kenning? A) Iron blade. B) Fire-spitting terror. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fire-spitting terror. 8. How does Grendel feel when the fight with Beowulf begins? A) Excited-he was bored with easy kills. B) Scared-he has never had to defend himself before. C) Happy-he enjoys a worthy opponent. D) Sad-he knows he is going to die. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scared-he has never had to defend himself before. 9. Each group of invaders brought their own? ..... and eventually they all combined. A) Culture and language. B) Government policies. C) Education systems. D) Libraries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture and language. 10. This saves Beowulf repeatedly when he battles Grendel's mother: A) His sword. B) His armor (woven chain mail). C) His brute strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His armor (woven chain mail). 11. Chains or shackles A) Fetters. B) Gorge. C) Laments. D) Relish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fetters. 12. If you have a venturesome child, you may worry because she's the one you find on top of the playhouse instead of inside it.In this sentence, venturesome means ..... A) One who is frightened. B) One who takes risks. C) One who is disobedient. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One who takes risks. 13. What ultimately happens to the dragon's hoard? A) It is distributed among the Geats. B) It is used to build a grand monument. C) It is buried with Beowulf. D) It is sent to the Danes as a peace offering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is buried with Beowulf. 14. TRUE OR FALSE:Beowulf lost against Unferth in their swimming race. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 15. What was the name of Hrothgar's best friend who was killed? A) Higlac. B) Esher. C) Ermlaf. D) Wulfgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Esher. 16. Define Pagan A) Any religion using magic or sorcery. B) Pages of a phone book. C) Peter Pan's Uncle. D) Any religion using The Cross, Abraham, or Jesus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any religion using magic or sorcery. 17. Relished- A) Hotdogs Condiment. B) To cower in fear. C) Produce or generate. D) Enjoy greatly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enjoy greatly. 18. Alliteration was used in the oral tradition because ..... A) It added to the heroic themes. B) It made poems more rhythmic and easier to remember. C) It made poems easier to sing aloud. D) It is a characteristic of epic poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It made poems more rhythmic and easier to remember. 19. "That mighty protector of men/Meant to hold the monster till its life/Leaped out ..... " Considering the above example, which of the following best describes the tone that the poet takes when describing Beowulf in his battles? A) Admiring; praising. B) Disgusted; repulsed. C) Optimistic; hopeful. D) Fearful; apprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Admiring; praising. 20. To ..... means to get back at someone, usually through a counterattack. A) Languish. B) Retaliate. C) Scourge. D) Forestall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retaliate. ← 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