This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 227 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 227 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why does Grendel attack the mead hall in Beowulf? A) He's angry that the hall has been built on his ancestor's grave. B) He's lost and stumbles upon the hall in his wanderings. C) He's hungry and the men are his food. D) He's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He's miserable and the songs of life and goodness enrage him. 2. What is the definition of scourge? A) Instrument of punishment. B) Still in existence. C) A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. D) A person who heals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering. 3. How long had Beowulf ruled Geatland when the dragon came? A) 12 years. B) 25 years. C) 42 years. D) 50 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50 years. 4. What is the purpose of Beowulf's journey to Herot, according to the passage? A) To retrieve stolen treasures. B) To rescue his kidnapped comrades. C) To seek vengeance for past wrongs. D) To offer his assistance to King Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To offer his assistance to King Hrothgar. 5. A metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place or thing indirectly A) Archetype. B) Alliteration. C) Theory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 6. An unnamed swamp-hag with a desire for vengeance. A) Grendel. B) Grendel's Mother. C) The Dragon. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's Mother. 7. Reflects Anglo-Saxon ideals A) Epic hero. B) Epic. C) The clock. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epic hero. 8. Who did it:Tore off the arm of Grendel and vanquished him from Herot A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) Unferth. D) Wiglaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 9. Noisy A) Arduous. B) Asunder. C) Bereft. D) Clamorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clamorous. 10. (adjective) discolored from being bruised A) Livid. B) Loathsome. C) Infamous. D) Affliction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Livid. 11. Describe Shild's funeral: A) Open casket burial. B) Set him in a boat then burned it. C) Set him in a boat with treasure adrift. D) Burned and ashes sprinkled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set him in a boat with treasure adrift. 12. Which of the following is a ANTONYM for loathsome? A) Pleasant. B) Disgusting. C) Empty out. D) Fill up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pleasant. 13. Who does Unferth find beautiful? A) Queen Wealtheow. B) Grendel. C) Grendel's Mother. D) Breca. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel. 14. ..... is a word that describes a man who owned land back in feudal times. A) Scop. B) Thane. C) Monger. D) Harrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thane. 15. Wicked A) Baleful. B) Atrocious. C) Scorn. D) Thermoyl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atrocious. 16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the human condition? A) Emotion(s). B) Aspiration(s). C) Camaraderie. D) Mortality (death). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Camaraderie. 17. Select the characteristic that is not part of Anglo-Saxon Literature? A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Insinuating. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insinuating. 18. What is important to note about Anglo-Saxon Christianity? A) It still held many pagan customs and beliefs. B) It was the longest-standing form of Christianity. C) It was identical to Roman Christianity. D) It was only popular for a brief period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It still held many pagan customs and beliefs. 19. Bad, mean, spiteful A) Malicious. B) Lurked. C) Despair. D) Vengeance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malicious. 20. Grendel gets angry because the men are ..... A) Singing loudly and praising God. B) Sleeping and won't open the door. C) Won't give him any mead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing loudly and praising God. ← 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