This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 208 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 208 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Geats waited for Beowulf to return from the underwater lair when others had given up on Beowulf. A) Brave. B) Physically Strong. C) Values Loyalty. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Values Loyalty. 2. Why is Healfdane's son (Hrothgar) described as experiencing "living sorrow" in thepassage? A) He has lost a loved one in battle. B) He is suffering from a severe illness. C) His kingdom is under attack by Grendel. D) He is grieving the death of his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His kingdom is under attack by Grendel. 3. Is a metaphor for greed A) Grendel's mother. B) The dragon. C) Grendel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dragon. 4. The original owner of the treasure puts a curse on it. Beowulf dies to earn the treasure for his people. Wiglaf and the people ..... A) Divide the treasure among themselves. B) Give away the treasure in exchange for peace. C) Bury the treasure by Beowulf's tower. D) Gift the cursed treasure to their enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bury the treasure by Beowulf's tower. 5. Which quote describes the battle scene between Beowulf and Grendel most vividly (a feature of epic poems)? A) 'He ripped opening the building, maddening for blood.'. B) 'He mauled a man on his bench, bit into his bone-lappings and gorged on him in lumps.'. C) 'The captain of evil discovered himself in a handgrip harder than anything he had ever encountered.'. D) 'Fingers were bursting, the monster back-tracking, the man overpowering.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Fingers were bursting, the monster back-tracking, the man overpowering.'. 6. Cutting A) A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. B) Repetition of initial consonant sounds. C) Repetition of vowel sounds. D) Two-word renaming of a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. 7. Thane is another word for ..... A) Knight. B) Soldier. C) Son. D) Traitor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knight. 8. Is an underlying message that a writer wants the reader to understand A) Theme. B) Denmark. C) Sweden. D) Universal Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 9. To enjoy keenly A) Affliction. B) Lament. C) Relish. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relish. 10. Your grandmother might love to tell long tales all about her storied past as a Hollywood starlet.In this sentence, storied means ..... A) Having a really bad past. B) Having an illustrious/glorious past. C) Looking toward the future. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having an illustrious/glorious past. 11. The prefix "anti" means A) Bad. B) Wrong. C) Against. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 12. To gather into a compact roll and bind securely A) Vehemently. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Furled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Furled. 13. According to Michael Woods, what is the significance of Grendel's mother? A) She is yet another monster that Beowulf must overcome to prove himself the greatest warrior. B) She is a perverse mirror to mankind in that she is like us, feeling the pain of the loss of a loved one. C) She represents the evil in the world that men must overcome. D) She is more like us than we would like her to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is a perverse mirror to mankind in that she is like us, feeling the pain of the loss of a loved one. 14. Who is the ancestor of Hrothgar? A) Shield Sheafson. B) Shield's Armor. C) Sherray. D) Cheryl Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shield Sheafson. 15. What enabled Beowulf to breathe in the water of the fen? A) Blood bubbles. B) His helmet. C) His sword. D) The sea monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood bubbles. 16. What is the meaning of relished? A) To enjoy or take great pleasure in something. B) The act of making amends or compensating for a wrong or injury. C) Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness. D) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To enjoy or take great pleasure in something. 17. The process through which a character's personality is revealed is called A) Characterization. B) Motivation. C) Symbolism. D) Hero(ine). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characterization. 18. Herot was what? A) A mead hall. B) A ship. C) A castle. D) An advisor to the king. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mead hall. 19. What monster did Beowulf defeating by beheading them with a magical sword? A) Grendel's Mother. B) The Dragon. C) Gollum. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's Mother. 20. The Anglo-Saxons were ..... A) The warriors from the story Beowulf. B) The first people to create epic myths. C) A tribe of people from Britons (modern day England). D) A group of towns people from Greek mythology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tribe of people from Britons (modern day England). ← 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