This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 225 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 225 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After staring at his phone all dinner and practically ignoring the rest of his family, the young man was ..... by his grandma. A) Reproached. B) Livid. C) Solace. D) Herald. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reproached. 2. Someone is entering the mead hall, who is it according to these lines? ""Then the mighty war-spirit endured for a season, Bore it bitterly, he who bided in darkness, " A) Grendel. B) Hrothgar. C) Beowulf. D) Higelac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel. 3. What did the men do on the night after Grendel attacked? A) Took turns standing guard. B) Spread out so as to improve their chances of survival. C) Formed a search party and went looking for the monster. D) Nothing. They were all dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spread out so as to improve their chances of survival. 4. Broad, open regions with patches of bog A) Moor. B) Taut. C) Epic Poem. D) Shrouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moor. 5. To Jack's ....., he did not get the salary increase he wanted. A) Complacent. B) Concur. C) Chagrin. D) Fracas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chagrin. 6. Which of the following is a ANTONYM for plunder? A) Contribute. B) Steal. C) Skill. D) Inability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contribute. 7. Which word describes someone who is stubborn? A) Lavish. B) Resolute. C) Assail. D) Infallible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resolute. 8. Which theme fits best?-Unferth confronts Beowulf about the swimming race he lost A) Hospitality. B) Envy. C) Revenge. D) Loyalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Envy. 9. Bestowed means a ..... A) Beneficiary. B) Honor, gift, or right. C) Consolation. D) Design that stands for relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honor, gift, or right. 10. The story of Beowulf is a blend of two religions ..... A) Christianity & Hinduism. B) Buddhism & Hinduism. C) Christianity and paganism. D) Agnosticism & paganism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christianity and paganism. 11. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain alliteration? A) "The rain fell softly on the rooftop.". B) "Sally's sunny smile cheered everyone.". C) "The wind whispered through the willow trees.". D) "The cat clawed the curtains.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The rain fell softly on the rooftop.". 12. Gabled A) To steal. B) Horizontal beams that hold up a roof. C) To scatter. D) Triangle roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Triangle roof. 13. Who's perspective is this story in? A) Grendel. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) Grendals mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 14. Who is Hrethel A) Beowulf's father. B) Beowulf's cousin. C) Beowulf's uncle. D) Beowulf's grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf's grandfather. 15. How was Beowulf able to defeat the monster's mother? A) He was strong enough to use the magic sword he just happened to find. B) Using her own dagger on her. C) Pure determination. D) He had help from his warriors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was strong enough to use the magic sword he just happened to find. 16. Crept, sneaked, stalked A) Lurked. B) Weary. C) Culprits. D) Vengeance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lurked. 17. What is direct speech? A) These are the exact words spoken by a person written down. B) This is when a writer reports that someone has said without using their exact words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) These are the exact words spoken by a person written down. 18. How is Beowulf immortalized? A) The Geats construct a tower/barrow in his memory. B) The Danes construct a tower/barrow in his memory. C) His descendants are as countless as the stars. D) Thy Geats display his armor and treasure for all who come to visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Geats construct a tower/barrow in his memory. 19. Background of epic poems. A) Troyas. B) Jarchas. C) Romanceros. D) A gesture. E) Juglares. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A gesture. 20. Which of the following is not a strength of Beowulf? A) Accepts weaknesses. B) Developes strengths in other areas. C) Good, brave man. D) Uses physical appearances to defeat enemies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uses physical appearances to defeat enemies. ← 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