This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of the epic convention of description of rituals in Beowulf is appropriately used to tell about A) Beowulf bestowing gifts on Hygelac upon returning home. B) Grendel's mother attempts to avenge her son. C) Ujther's speech to Beowulf about his past when he enters Herot. D) Wiglaf joining Beowulf in the fight against the dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf bestowing gifts on Hygelac upon returning home. 2. What does Beowulf ask to see before he dies? A) His crown. B) His wife. C) His mistress. D) His riches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His riches. 3. A shackle or chain; restraint A) Taut. B) Loathsome. C) Fetter. D) Livid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fetter. 4. Where is one setting in Beowulf? A) England. B) Scandinavia. C) Denver. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 5. Can you find a dolphin inside a lair? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. How long does Grendel rule "in defiance of right" ? A) 12 years. B) 6 years. C) 3 years. D) 1 year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 years. 7. The dragon had guarded the treasure in the cavern for ..... A) 150 years. B) 250 years. C) 50 years. D) 300 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 300 years. 8. What is the name of the banquet hall that Grendel terrorizes? A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Hrothgar. D) Distorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distorted. 9. What did Beowulf give to the coastguard? A) An axe. B) His sword. C) A shield. D) His will to live. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His sword. 10. Who is Grendel? A) A monster who bears the curse of the descendants of Cain. B) Grand mead-hall named for stag to symbolize kinship. C) Only thane who stays with hero during the dragon battle. D) Danish thane who taunts Beowulf; later offers a sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A monster who bears the curse of the descendants of Cain. 11. Who was Hrothgar? A) King of the Danes. B) Beowulf's father. C) King of the Geats. D) Beowulf's best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) King of the Danes. 12. Lament:weep, wail, sob, moan A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 13. Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious A) Lavish. B) Dependent. C) Allusion. D) Extolled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lavish. 14. Which list of character traits best describe Beowulf? A) Cheat, Liar, Coward. B) Honor, Quiet, Submissive. C) Bravery, Honor, Strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bravery, Honor, Strength. 15. What is an archetype in literature? A) A plot, pattern, and/or symbols in stories that go back to mythology and earlier. B) Any book made into a film. C) Any story that has a prequel and a sequel. D) An elderly author that is known throughout the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A plot, pattern, and/or symbols in stories that go back to mythology and earlier. 16. What are the following lines an example of? "Now the fire must feed on his body, Flames grow heavy and black with him? A) Personification. B) Appositive. C) Assonance. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 17. Beowulf shows others that you become stronger by focusing on your weaknesses and improving on those weaknesses. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. How long does Beowulf swim to reach Grendel's mother A) Hours. B) Days. C) Years. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hours. 19. What happened to the hearot after being repeatedly attacked by Grendel? A) It had been demolished by King Hrothgar. B) It had been rebulit by King Hrothgar. C) It had been left empty and deserted. D) It had been taken over by Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It had been left empty and deserted. 20. "'Better a man should die than live a coward's life.' They answered not a word, but shambled away ..... " Why does Serraillier use the verb shambled here? A) It contains the right sound and sense in the sentence. B) It displays his wide range of vocabulary. C) It provides style to the sentence. D) It reinforces and reveals the truth of Wiglaf's statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It reinforces and reveals the truth of Wiglaf's statement. ← 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