This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 47 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the meaning of infamous? A) Having a very bad reputation. B) The den or resting place of a wild animal. C) A force that oppresses or causes suffering. D) A claw like on an eagle or a falcon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having a very bad reputation. 2. Which of the following are borrowed from the Anglo-Saxons? A) The king is the law. B) The use of elected shire-reeves to enforce law. C) The division of the land into acres. D) The election of freemen to be eorls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The use of elected shire-reeves to enforce law. 3. Definition:The repetition of consonant sounds in the beginning of words. A) Alliteration. B) Symbol. C) Assonance. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 4. What was the faith of the person who wrote Beowulf? A) Muslim. B) Jewish. C) Christian. D) Catholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Christian. 5. If you wanted to support the idea that Beowulf is an epic hero, you might best note that he- A) Displays intense pride in his country. B) Becomes more humble over time. C) Loves nature and abhors civilization. D) Embodies the ideal of Anglo-Saxon society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Embodies the ideal of Anglo-Saxon society. 6. How many years pass between the battle with Grendel's mother and the dragon? A) 10. B) 5. C) 50. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 7. Sheer means: A) Complete and without restriction or qualification. B) Having the character of a traitor; disloyal. C) Causing dejection or melancholy. D) Connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complete and without restriction or qualification. 8. The setting of Beowulf is modern day ..... A) Holland and Denmark. B) Denmark and Sweden. C) Sweden and Belgium. D) Sweden and Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denmark and Sweden. 9. "Often when one man follows his own will many are hurt" means: A) Through Beowulf, despite his flaws, the best of him will live on. B) Through Beowulf, the best and worst of him will pass on. C) As many were saved through Beowulf, now many will suffer calamity. D) Happiness and prosperity are in your future. Collect $ 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As many were saved through Beowulf, now many will suffer calamity. 10. What is Heorot? A) The idea that is someone kills their family member, they have committed the worst crime. B) Beowulf's father. C) Beowulf's sword. D) The golden mead-hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The golden mead-hall. 11. Of Beowulf's thanes, Wiglaf is the worst coward. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. A case that protects a sword's blade A) Scabbard. B) Hilt. C) Mead. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scabbard. 13. Beowulf told stories of the ..... sight of Grendel's Mother's lair. A) Livid. B) Loathsome. C) Affliction. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loathsome. 14. (verb) to stuff with food; glut A) Purge. B) Gorge. C) Lair. D) Livid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorge. 15. Epithet A) Literary device-obvious replacement; ex. "The Almighty". B) Descriptive phrase using compound words; indirect replacement. C) Reference to a well-known piece of art, event, literary work, myth, etc. D) Wyrd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literary device-obvious replacement; ex. "The Almighty". 16. Who/what is Herot? A) King of the Danes. B) King of the Geats. C) A drinking hall. D) A great sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A drinking hall. 17. Name the character who uttered this line in the FILM ADAPTATION of Beowulf: "You killed Grendel's Mother when we were young." A) Wiglaf. B) Ursula. C) Hygelac. D) Wealtheow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wiglaf. 18. Which of the following quotations from Beowulf contains a kenning? A) "And all at once the greedy she-wolf ". B) "At last he saw the mud of the bottom.". C) "He was hunting another / Dead monster ". D) "Grendel's mother / Is hidden in her terrible home ". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "And all at once the greedy she-wolf ". 19. How is considered Beowulf? A) Is considered as one of the oldest surviving novels. B) Is considered one of the oldest surviving poems. C) Is considered one of the oldest surviving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is considered one of the oldest surviving poems. 20. Which subtopic of Beowulf focuses on the exploration of good versus evil? A) Characters. B) Themes. C) Structure. D) Literary Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Themes. ← 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