This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does Beowulf demonstrate heroism? A) Beowulf demonstrates heroism through his intelligence, cunning, and strategic thinking. B) Beowulf demonstrates heroism through his wealth, power, and influence. C) Beowulf demonstrates heroism through his cowardice, weakness, and indifference. D) Beowulf demonstrates heroism through his bravery, strength, and willingness to protect others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf demonstrates heroism through his bravery, strength, and willingness to protect others. 2. The events in epic poems reflect the culture and time in which they are written. Beowulf does this by- A) Making use of long speeches to show the speaking style and diction of the time. B) Employing formal syntax to create a sense of how serious people were at the time. C) Telling a story celebrating a noble and courageous hero who is a product of his time. D) Using details that reflect historical events from a time preceding the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling a story celebrating a noble and courageous hero who is a product of his time. 3. Why did Beowulf bring a trophy back from his battle with Grendel's mother? A) To prove his valor. B) He remembered the pain caused by the monster. C) Hrothgar asked him to bring a trophy back. D) He wanted to hang it on the wall at Heorot. E) He did not bring back a trophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He remembered the pain caused by the monster. 4. Wyrd A) Rhythmic breaks in the middle of the lines, where the reciter could pause for breath. B) An Old English bard or poet; important to Anglo-Saxon society because they helped to preserve their history. C) Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive. D) An Anglo-Saxon culture concept, roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An Anglo-Saxon culture concept, roughly corresponding to fate or personal destiny. 5. Long poem that praises heroic deeds A) Suspense. B) Biblical allusion. C) Theory. D) Epic poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epic poem. 6. Grendel had already encountered a man with such powerful strength. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What is the point of Wiglaf's speech to the Geat warriors who were ready to flee during Beowulf's fight with the dragon? A) He wanted them to wait on him. B) He said they would be seen as cowards. C) He said Beowulf wouldn't reward them. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He said they would be seen as cowards. 8. Who is the Lord of the Danes when Beowulf arrives? A) Grendel. B) To eat. C) Wealtheow. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar. 9. "Fierce love for his lord flashed into rage, his words lashed like a whip:'Fine requital, this, for his gifts in the mead hall! To think he called you brave, the flower of warriors! That you swore to protect him ..... what mockery that was!" ' This passage reveals the important Anglo-Saxon cultural principle of: A) Organization. B) Capitalism. C) Exchange. D) Craftwork. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exchange. 10. Sometimes politicians' stances can become ..... which can lead to confusion amongst the voters. A) Purporting. B) Assertive. C) Contradictory. D) Presumptuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contradictory. 11. In his self-introduction to Hrothgar, Beowulf reveals that he plans to use no weapons in his fight with Grendel. What is the best inferred explanation of this choice? A) Beowulf already knows Grendel's secret use of enchanted weapons. B) Beowulf doesn't trust his old sword. C) Beowulf wants it to be a fair, equal fight. D) Beowulf wants to show off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf wants it to be a fair, equal fight. 12. What is the name of the warrior in the text who comes to rid Hrothgar's kingdom of Grendel? A) Edgetheow. B) Beowulf. C) Grendel. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 13. Pulled tight A) Gorge. B) Purge. C) Taut. D) Fetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taut. 14. Beowulf is the oldest recorded piece of English Literature A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Define infamous A) Famous from being part of the "in" crowd. B) Known widely and usually unfavorably. C) Families who are famous. D) A term reserved for the most famous person in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Known widely and usually unfavorably. 16. These demonstrate a hero's courage, strength, virtue; the action in a narrative A) Epic. B) Valorous deeds. C) Quest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valorous deeds. 17. As it is used in this passage, the word liegemen most likely means A) Rulers. B) Comrades. C) Warriors. D) Servants. E) Subjects. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Subjects. 18. Which of the following best describes the characteristics of Anglo-Saxons? A) Industrious and loyal. B) Sick and feeble. C) Compassionate and selfish. D) Fearful and courageous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrious and loyal. 19. Refers to words and phrases that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader A) Allusion. B) Hyperbole. C) Imagery. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 20. Why was Heorot built? A) To celebrate Hrothgar's achievements. B) To protect the Danes from monsters. C) To honor the viking gods. D) It was cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To celebrate Hrothgar's achievements. ← 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