This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This man is the son of Ecgtheow and is the greatest hero in the world. A) Hrothgar. B) Wiglaf. C) Unferth. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 2. Reparation means to: A) Have punishment in return for a an injury. B) Make a payment for a wrong or injury. C) Be unable to be wrong. D) Praise others. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make a payment for a wrong or injury. 3. Ruler of the Danes A) Grendel. B) Beowulf. C) Hrothgar. D) Wulfgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hrothgar. 4. A story intended to teach is ..... A) Boring. B) Fable. C) Didactic. D) Myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didactic. 5. Define threshold A) A large countertop used in butcher shops. B) A wide, open field, free of trees and shrubs. C) A barn for animals, especially cows and horses. D) The entrance for passing through a room or building. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The entrance for passing through a room or building. 6. What is Hrothgar's view of the origin of grief, which he expresses the morning after the attack by Grendel's mother? A) Grief is brought on by man alone. B) Grief is something a warrior should not give in to. C) Grief is a process that must be worked through. D) Grief is heaven's decree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grief is heaven's decree. 7. Very eager and willing; intense A) Whetted. B) Accordance. C) Keen. D) Glut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keen. 8. Give the meaning:cloven A) Split or divided in two. B) Strike over the hear. C) Firing aimlessly. D) To cower in fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Split or divided in two. 9. Which word means having or exhibiting uncompromising determination; unyielding A) Unrelenting. B) Wail. C) Baleful. D) Conjure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unrelenting. 10. Bob was no stranger to a fistfight, and he was considered by many to be a ..... opponent. A) Taper. B) Gumption. C) Formidable. D) Gable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formidable. 11. Before he leaves Grendel's mother's lair, what does Beowulf do? A) He grabs a bunch of treasure. B) He cuts off Grendel's mother's head as a trophy. C) He cuts off Grendel's head as a trophy. D) He thanks God. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He cuts off Grendel's head as a trophy. 12. The Anglo-Saxon period is one mainly characterized by ..... A) Invasion. B) Peace. C) Unity. D) Famine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invasion. 13. Aghast means: A) Decent. B) Innocent. C) Stunned. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stunned. 14. Station 5: "sat very woeful, suffered great sorrow, sighed for his liegemen" is an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device? A) Alliteration. B) Cesura. C) Theory. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 15. Companions; friends A) Comrades. B) Dissolved. C) Truce. D) Deserted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comrades. 16. What trophy does Beowulf bring to the surface? A) Grendel's mother's head. B) Grendel's head. C) Grendel's arm. D) A golden goblet. E) The sword used to defeat Grendel's mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's head. 17. Beowulf is a great warrior of the ..... A) Danes. B) Gates. C) England. D) Anglo-Saxons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gates. 18. Long, bitter quarrel, especially between families A) Deserted. B) Threshold. C) Relished. D) Feud. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feud. 19. What is the name of Beowulf's father? A) Hygelac. B) Ecgtheow. C) Hrothgar. D) Tom, Tim the Enchanter's arch nemesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecgtheow. 20. What word menas:long recitation or verbal list A) Litany. B) Tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Litany. ← 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