This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 211 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 211 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many years does Grendel terrorize King Hrothgar's kingdom? A) 6. B) 5. C) 14. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 2. Song of deeds that narrates the exploits of a hero during his youth and maturity. A) El Cid. B) Los Nibelungos. C) Roland's song. D) Count Lucanor. E) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Beowulf. 3. How does the Danish watcher react to Beowulf and his men's arrival? A) He is joyous. B) He tells them that they have not received permission to be there. He questions them. C) He forces them to leave. D) He tells them that they are welcome and that he is excited to have them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He tells them that they have not received permission to be there. He questions them. 4. The universal theme in Beowulf is ..... A) Good vs. evil. B) Love vs hate. C) Greed vs generosity. D) Lies vs truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good vs. evil. 5. "Herald" means: A) Perplexity. B) Precursor. C) Equivalent. D) Slander. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precursor. 6. In the opening lines of Beowulf, it is clear that Shield had a good start to his life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What does Beowulf search for when he goes to Grendel's mother's lair? A) Grendel's body. B) Her special sword. C) Grendel's claw. D) The body of the last victim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's body. 8. Who represents the shapeshifter in the story of Beowulf A) Wiglaf. B) Beowulf. C) Unferth. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth. 9. What is the new threat in Beowulf's kingdom? A) Taiven Senei. B) A dragon. C) Alex Jenkins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A dragon. 10. " ....., the tears torn out of Grendel's Taut throat, ..... " Taut most nearly means ..... A) Orange-brown; yellowish-brown in color. B) Of little depth, not deep, surface level. C) Stiff, rigid, tense, tight. D) Mute, uncommunicative, tight-lipped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stiff, rigid, tense, tight. 11. What reward does he receive? A) He is named king. B) He is showered with gifts. C) He marries the king's daughter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is showered with gifts. 12. Beowulf es: A) An epic story. B) An epic poem. C) An epic tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epic poem. 13. At the beginning of Cantos 20-21, Grendel's mother ..... A) Has killed a friend of King Hrothgar's. B) Has attacked villagers. C) Has declared war on Hrothgar and Herot. D) Has vowed vengeance for her son's death. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has killed a friend of King Hrothgar's. 14. Give the meaning:clarion A) Medieval trumpet or the sound of a medieval trumpet. B) Awaken slowly. C) Bird of prey. D) Type of vegetation found in tropic climates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medieval trumpet or the sound of a medieval trumpet. 15. Monsters, hideous giants A) Ogres. B) Boil. C) Fen. D) Despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ogres. 16. Discolored; black and blue A) Livid. B) Taut. C) Loathsome. D) Murky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 17. The Anglo-Saxons wrote in the Roman alphabet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Fill in the blank:Grendel began to ..... on the floor. His body was twisting and contorting in weird ways. A) Cringe. B) Cower. C) Writhe. D) Douce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writhe. 19. How did Beowulf die? A) Grendel's mother killed him. B) He was stabbed by one of Hygelc's jealous son. C) He received severe injuries from his battle with the dragon. D) He met a sea monster with one eye and got thrown off the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He received severe injuries from his battle with the dragon. 20. "Shut away from men; they split Into a thousand forms of evil-spirits And fiends, goblins, monsters, giants ..... " is mostly an example of which poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Cesura. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cesura. ← 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