This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 34 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is Beowulf? A) A series of diary entries. B) An epic poem. C) A play. D) A fantasy book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An epic poem. 2. As I watched a movie the other day, the main character was about to die from an unknown disease when all of a sudden a doctor from a faraway land shows up with a cure. The appearance of this cure is an example of A) Connotation. B) In medias res. C) Deus ex machina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deus ex machina. 3. It analyzes textual representations from a woman's perspective such as stereotyping and objectification of womanhood. A) FORMALIST. B) FEMINIST. C) MORALIST. D) HISTORICAL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FEMINIST. 4. The author's purpose in the "Fierce Female" article is to ..... A) Persuade the reader that females were more important to Anglo Saxon society than males. B) To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. C) To entertain the reader with fictional superhero stories about women. D) To explain to the reader how to research Anglo-Saxon women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society. 5. Remove; expel, dispossess A) Scabbard. B) Hilt. C) Purge. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purge. 6. "He snatched up 30 men, smashed them/ unknowingly in their beds and ran out with their bodies, / The blood dripping behind him ..... " is an example of which type of imagery? A) Tactile. B) Visual. C) Visual & auditory. D) Olfactory & gustatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visual & auditory. 7. Sentinel A) A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary:. B) A bird. C) A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch. 8. What does Shild do to soldiers from different lands? A) Make them slaves. B) Befriend them. C) Teach them. D) Ignore them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make them slaves. 9. What word means:to offer A) Torques. B) Thresh. C) Proffer. D) Bewailing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proffer. 10. What is the role of women in Beowulf? A) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of servants and slaves. B) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of peace-weavers and hostesses. C) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of villains and antagonists. D) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of warriors and fighters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of women in Beowulf is primarily that of peace-weavers and hostesses. 11. True or false:Beowulf defeated every foe he ever fought. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. What is a scop? A) A storyteller. B) A warrior. C) A musical instrument. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A storyteller. 13. Why did Beowulf think God left him? A) Grendel's mom got a hit in. B) He tripped. C) His sword broke. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His sword broke. 14. A story that is intended to teach is ..... A) A fable. B) A nursery rhyme. C) Didactic. D) Acrostic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didactic. 15. What does the word "gorge" typically refer to? A) A narrow mountain pass. B) A large meal or feast. C) A deep, narrow valley with steep sides. D) A type of clothing accessory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A deep, narrow valley with steep sides. 16. Who is asking Hrothgar to let him fight according to these lines? " this single petition:Not to refuse me, defender of warriors" A) Beowulf. B) Grendel. C) Higelac. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 17. Metaphorical phrase used to indirectly name a person, place, or thing A) Theory. B) Epic. C) Cutting. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 18. Calling Grendel "the evil one" is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 19. "Grendel was the name of this woe-walker, Unlucky, [flagged] by Fate ..... His creation was cursed under the line of Cain, the kin-killer ..... Though none of that was Grendel's doing ..... "The tone toward Grendel can best be described as ..... A) Positive/ Sympathetic and understanding. B) Negative/ Bitter and sarcastic. C) Neutral/ Educational and direct. D) Positive/ Celebratory and playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive/ Sympathetic and understanding. 20. Considering this story is based on a pagan culture, it seems odd that there are so many Christian themes. What is an explanation for this? A) It was written later than originally thought. B) It's origins are in the Roman empire rather than the Germanic tribes. C) The scribes who wrote it down were Christian monks who related it to the religion of their time. D) The scop who passed the tale on changed it to please the king he told it to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scribes who wrote it down were Christian monks who related it to the religion of their time. ← 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