This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 207 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 207 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does the fight in the lake contrast with the fight with Grendel? A) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear. B) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent shows fear. C) Beowulf doesn't use any weapons, and they are useless against both monsters. D) Beowulf doesn't use any weapons, but the opponent does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear. 2. DEFINE:Haughty A) Energetic. B) Prideful. C) Completely unreasonable. D) Warm to the touch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prideful. 3. It examines complications found within a capitalist system, including social structures, wealth disparities and class hierarchies. A) HISTORICAL. B) FORMALIST. C) MARXIST. D) MORALIST. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MARXIST. 4. Asserts that most "literature" throughout time has been written by men, for men. A) Masculinity. B) Feminist. C) Feminism. D) Masculine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feminist. 5. Define sinew A) A type of pork, cooked slowly in spices and mead. B) Sinful in nature; evil; ungodly. C) A band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment. D) Fibrous material used to join material for clothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A band of tissue connecting a muscle to its bony attachment. 6. Malignant:kind, harmless, benevolent A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 7. What was the date of the Norman Conquest? A) 100 A.D. B) 349 B.C. C) 1492 A.D. D) 1066 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1066 A.D. 8. How does the theme of fate and destiny play a role in Beowulf's mission? A) Beowulf believes that fate will determine the outcome of the battle with Grendel. B) Beowulf believes that he can control his destiny through his actions. C) Beowulf dismisses the idea of fate as irrelevant. D) Beowulf believes that Grendel's fate is already sealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf believes that fate will determine the outcome of the battle with Grendel. 9. Anglo Saxons believed that ..... could only be gained through loyalty to the leader. A) Fame. B) Success. C) Survival. D) ALL of the other answers apply. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of the other answers apply. 10. Grendel's father sought revenge against Beowulf. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 11. What is the definition of PURGE? A) To cleanse or rid of something undesirable. B) Cloth in which dead bodies are wrapped. C) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. D) Given birth to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cleanse or rid of something undesirable. 12. What does Grendel hate humanity? A) He is an outcast member of the nobility. B) He is cursed and envious of the Danes' celebrations. C) The Danes had persecuted and exiled him. D) His home had been destroyed to make way for people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is cursed and envious of the Danes' celebrations. 13. Having a very bad reputation A) Famous. B) Affliction. C) Lair. D) Infamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infamous. 14. "Unferth's sword had tasted blood in many battles" . This is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Juxtaposition. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 15. What did they think strength was in the story of Beowulf? A) Only fate can give you strength. B) Physical strength= power. C) In order to be strong you have to be Beowulf. D) Strength was not important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical strength= power. 16. From what era is Beowulf? A) Anglo-Norman. B) Anglo-Saxon. C) Anglo-Germanic. D) Anglo-European. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo-Saxon. 17. How does Hrothgar describe the lake where Grendel and his mother live? A) Beautiful and peaceful. B) Ominous and dark. C) Wild and exciting. D) Vibrant and safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ominous and dark. 18. When the characters eat together, they are A) Having communion. B) Being baptized. C) Restoring light. D) Experiencing a rebirth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having communion. 19. A long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a great hero A) Elegy. B) Epic. C) Epic Hero. D) Figurative Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epic. 20. How did Grendel react to the chaos he caused? A) He gurgled and laughed. B) He roared with terror. C) He smashed about destroying everything. D) He retreated into the night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He gurgled and laughed. ← 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