This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 206 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 206 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "din" means: A) Omen. B) Recount. C) Probe. D) Clamor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clamor. 2. The loud music and partying in Herot caused a great ..... for Grendel. A) Lair. B) Livid. C) Affliction. D) Talon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affliction. 3. Grendel plagued Hrothgar's people for how many years? A) 2. B) 8. C) 12. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 4. Select the correct term for the following definition:known widely and usually unfavorably A) Exalted. B) Imperious. C) Livid. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 5. What solution did the Danes have for surviving Grendel's horrific, deadly attacks? A) Hiding in the basement of Herot. B) Creating a ring of fire around Herot. C) Leaving Herot and hiding far away. D) Defending Herot no mather what happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaving Herot and hiding far away. 6. What was the name of the king who died? A) Charles. B) Ector. C) Uther. D) Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uther. 7. What was Siegfried's weak point? A) The heart. B) The back. C) Arm. D) The neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The back. 8. "Swan-road" is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Rhythm. D) Cesura. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 9. What Danish king is named in the beginning lines of Beowulf? A) Beowulf. B) Shield Sheafson. C) Gilgamesh. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shield Sheafson. 10. What makes Beowulf "no usual kind of hero" A) He admits his weaknesses. B) He turns his weaknesses into strengths. C) Both answers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers. 11. If someone sought solace in their religion during a time of distress they most likely are getting A) Disgrace. B) Growth. C) Understanding. D) Comfort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comfort. 12. What other country shares an island with England? A) Ireland. B) Norway. C) Northern Ireland. D) Scotland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scotland. 13. Evokes emotions such as worry, anxiety, fear and stress on the part of both the reader and the characters in a novel A) Irony. B) Tension. C) Honor. D) Livid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tension. 14. Beowulf and how many other men came to the assistance of the Danes? A) 10. B) 14. C) 18. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 15. The cat preens itself by licking its fur.In this sentence, preen means ..... A) To groom with care. B) To stand guard. C) To take advantage of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To groom with care. 16. Beowulf was not affected by the sea monster's ..... as they tried to claw their way past his armor. A) Talons. B) Lair. C) Gorge. D) Afflictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talons. 17. A soldier or guard whose job it is to stand and keep watch A) Culprit. B) Fiend. C) Sentinel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentinel. 18. Which of the words in the list is the correct term for the definition shown below? (ELAGSE11-12L4; DOK1) The state that exists when one person or group has power over another. A) Inventive. B) Ascendance. C) Pagan. D) Hereditary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ascendance. 19. Dark and gloomy, especially due to thick mist A) Infamous. B) Cowering. C) Taut. D) Murky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Murky. 20. Did Beowulf use a sword to defeat Grendel? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← 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