This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 204 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 204 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 'Gluttonous' on p. 17 is closest in meaning to ..... A) Greedy. B) Vain. C) Hungry. D) Large. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greedy. 2. Who was the Roman emperor to invade England? A) Maximus. B) Achilles. C) Commodus. D) Julius Caesar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Julius Caesar. 3. How do Beowulf's men feel as they prepare to sleep near their leader? A) Anxious. B) Hopeless. C) Angry. D) Secure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secure. 4. This dragon can A) Belch fire. B) Speak. C) Sing Ed Sheeran's song. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Belch fire. 5. Word that means puzzled or confused A) Douse. B) Bemused. C) Fawning. D) Cringe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bemused. 6. The poem gives Grendel no motivation for attacking Heorot other than his desire to destroy. What effect does this have on the reader? A) It dampens the reading experience by making Grendel an empty character. B) It makes it easier for them to relate to the events of the poem. C) It helps them underscore the difference between good and evil. D) It makes it easier for readers to identify with Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It helps them underscore the difference between good and evil. 7. What does this mean "Fate will unwind as it must" A) We will see what the God's have planned. B) Things will happen for a reason. C) Things might spiral out of control. D) Fate and destiny are the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We will see what the God's have planned. 8. How long does Grendel terrorize Herot and the Danes before Beowulf arrives to the rescue? A) 10 months. B) 25 days. C) 5 years. D) 12 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12 years. 9. The weather forecast called for heavy snow that will taper off at the end of the day.Taper means ..... A) To sew. B) To grow less gradually. C) To increase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To grow less gradually. 10. Why does one sentence in the chapter called "Grendel's Mother Attacks" say, "One man will pay with his life for that night's rest" ? A) Because men had to pay to sleep in the Mead Hall. B) Grendel's mother was rich. C) One man would die when Grendel's mother came for revenge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One man would die when Grendel's mother came for revenge. 11. What is the role of the narrator in the prologue of Beowulf? A) To introduce the main characters of the story. B) To describe the setting of the story. C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. D) To present the conflict of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To provide background information and set the stage for the story. 12. What part of Grendel's body does Beowulf tear off? A) A leg. B) His head. C) A finger. D) An arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An arm. 13. A motif is A) A recuurring custom in a work of literature. B) A recurring allusion in a work of literature. C) A recurring theme or image in a work of literature. D) A recurring trait of an epic hero in a work of literature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A recurring theme or image in a work of literature. 14. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? A canny pilot along the coast and currents A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 15. The phrase "shepherd of evil" is an example of which literary device? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 16. Who is the portagonist of the poem? A) Geatish hero. B) Beowulf hero. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geatish hero. 17. How does Beowulf finally defeat Grendel's mother? A) He cuts her head off with a giant's sword. B) He rips her arm off. C) He finds a chink in her armor and shoots an arrow at her weak spot. D) He sets her on fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He cuts her head off with a giant's sword. 18. Which state of the Hero's Journey did these happen in Beowulf?Warriors join Beowulf. A) Ordinary World. B) Call to Adventure. C) Assistance. D) First Trial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assistance. 19. What is Beowulf's understanding of Fate that he reveals before jumping in the lake to fight Grendel's mother? A) Fate's ways are know through the oracle. B) Fate's ways are secret and final. C) Fate is a treasure. D) Fate is eternal. E) Fate is not real. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fate's ways are secret and final. 20. What did Beowulf do during the time of peace? A) He was a beekeeper. B) He took over and ruled as king. C) He left to fight another monster. D) He became a farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was a beekeeper. ← 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