This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 202 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 202 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which trait is not one of Beowulf's characteristics? A) Valor. B) Selfness. C) Loyalty. D) Compassion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compassion. 2. Prudent means: A) Sensible. B) Foolish. C) Chatty. D) Self-absorbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sensible. 3. A synonym of rancorous is A) Resentful. B) Ringing. C) Materialistic. D) Silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resentful. 4. A kenning is a compound noun with metaphorical meaning. Which of the following is an example? A) Hammer-forged blades. B) A good wave-skimmer. C) Our glorious king. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A good wave-skimmer. 5. Hateful or repulsive A) Heathen. B) Hrunting. C) Loathsome. D) Sinew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loathsome. 6. What is the tone of how Beowulf is described at the end of the story: "no better king had ever/ Lived, no prince so mild, no man/ So open to his people, so deserving of praise" A) Scornful. B) Matter of fact. C) Admiring. D) Tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Admiring. 7. After the battle with Grendel's Mother, the sword Beowulf used is given back to Unferth as a trophy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Where had the treasure in the tower come from (ch. 32)? A) Higlac's riches. B) Hrothgar's riches. C) Onela's riches. D) An unnamed dynasty's riches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An unnamed dynasty's riches. 9. Feudalism is ..... A) Society based on democracy. B) Society based on knights, royals, and kings and queens. C) Society based on socialism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Society based on knights, royals, and kings and queens. 10. Whom is Grendel supposed to be a descendant of? A) Satan. B) Hrothgar. C) Cain. D) Abel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cain. 11. He sought $ 550, 000 in damages, and the company ..... denied the charges. A) Assail. B) Extolled. C) Vehemently. D) Abrasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehemently. 12. " ..... the Great king of the Danes ..... knows of your noble birth ..... " is an example of A) Formal boasting. B) Kinship. C) Paganism. D) Scop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kinship. 13. Who is the mighty Geat warrior ..... our hero? A) Unferth. B) Hrothgar. C) Wiglaf. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 14. What is the best paraphrase for this quotation?"So the living sorrow of Healfdane's son (Hrothgar) simmered bitter and fresh, and no wisdom or strength could break it:that agony hung on king and people alike." A) Hrothgar was powerless to stop the endless pain; it affected him and his people. B) The king was in agony and out of his mind because of what his people had done to him. C) Grendel was furious at the Danes, so he caused great pain to the king and his people. D) Hrothgar felt an endless sorrow he couldn't get rid of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar was powerless to stop the endless pain; it affected him and his people. 15. During the Anglo-Saxon period, bragging was considered ..... A) Overly prideful and rude. B) Acceptable and even encouraged. C) Poetic and beautiful. D) A sign of low birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptable and even encouraged. 16. Druidism, also referred to as Animism or Paganism: A) Is a myth and never actually existed. B) Was introduced after Christianity was chased out of Great Britain. C) Was the very early tribal spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. D) Was practiced in Great Britain along with Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was the very early tribal spirituality of the Anglo-Saxons. 17. Who is Beowulf's king? A) Shild. B) Higlac. C) Hrothgar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higlac. 18. The ancient Romans and Anglo Saxons both had pagan religions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What did end up the fight between Beowulf and Grendel? A) Beowulf pulled off Grendel's arm and shoulder. B) Beowulf removed the spell Grendel had about not being hurt with human weapons. C) Beowulf stabbed Grendel's heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf pulled off Grendel's arm and shoulder. 20. Where is Beowulf (the man, not the story) from? A) Denmark. B) England. C) Sweden. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sweden. ← 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