This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 228 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 228 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What warning does Beowulf give to Wiglaf about the treasure? A) That it will bring about the end of the Geatish kingdom. B) That it should be shared with the neighboring tribes. C) That its true value is not in its material wealth. D) That it should be used to help the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That it should be used to help the Geats. 2. Which era of the English language was heavily influenced by the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066? A) Old. B) Middle. C) Early Modern. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Middle. 3. What does the dragon, in the final battle, represent in Beowulf?use Beowulf pre-read worksheet as reference. A) Greed and the destructive nature of power. B) Beowulf would be King. C) Defeat represents Hrothgar's leadership. D) That Grendel's Mother would live infinitely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greed and the destructive nature of power. 4. The witch's son is: A) A blue dragon. B) A green dragon. C) A golden dragon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A golden dragon. 5. The Grendel attacks the Danes because: A) Their celebrating disturbs him. B) They killed his children. C) They threw rocks at him. D) They look different from him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their celebrating disturbs him. 6. Uses words common in everyday speech, which may be different in different regions or communities. A) Formal Diction. B) Informal Diction. C) Poetic Diction. D) Colloquial Diction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colloquial Diction. 7. What language did the Anglo-Saxon tribes speak? A) Old English. B) Middle English. C) Latin. D) French. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old English. 8. Prior to battling the dragon, Beowulf's says this in his final boast: A) He has been lucky in battles over the years. B) No other man could hope to defeat the monster. C) His men should fight in his stead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No other man could hope to defeat the monster. 9. What item do the Geats NOT carry to Herot? A) Beowulf's helmet. B) Beowulf's mail shirt. C) Grendel's Mother's skull. D) Grendel's skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel's Mother's skull. 10. True or False:Grendel found it difficult to defeat Beowulf because he did not expect someone to have a strong grip of thirty men. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. Gullet; stomach A) Rampart. B) Valorous. C) Maw. D) Scion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maw. 12. What do Beowulf's men do in this final battle? A) They formed a circle around their aging leader to defend him. B) They accidentally became separated from him in the dragon's lair. C) They ran away like little girls and hid in the woods. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They ran away like little girls and hid in the woods. 13. A central idea in a piece of writing or other work of art. A) Hyperbole. B) Epic. C) Theme. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 14. Climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet. A) Layers. B) Clambered. C) Exploit. D) Sufficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clambered. 15. Why is Beowulf considered to be a legend? A) He cannot be proven to have truly existed or not. B) The royal kings that are in the epic poem actually did exist. C) His deeds were sung about across time and history. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 16. What does Beowulf tell the watchman that makes him believe that he is there to help? A) That his father was a famous warrior and he is there to slay Grendel. B) That he himself is know far and wide for his heroic deeds. and he is there to slay Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That his father was a famous warrior and he is there to slay Grendel. 17. "The sea foamed through the sea like a bird" This is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Theory. C) Simile. D) Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 18. Received property from a person by a will A) Feud. B) Inherited. C) Protector. D) Mail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inherited. 19. Beowulf is a story about A) Love that Overcomes All Obstacles. B) Good vs Evil. C) Growing Up. D) War and Peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good vs Evil. 20. God of Thunder A) Asgard. B) Thor. C) Norns. D) Odin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thor. ← 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