This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Anglo Saxons spoke the earliest form of what language A) German. B) Spanish. C) French. D) English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English. 2. What did they do with Grendel's arm? A) Hung it up in Herot. B) Grendel kept it. C) They threw it away. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hung it up in Herot. 3. Who is the king of the Danes? A) Beowulf. B) Hrothgar. C) Grendel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 4. What is the name of Hrothgar's palace and mead hall for the warrior Danes? A) Hrunting. B) Wealtheow. C) Heorot. D) Geatland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heorot. 5. What is the Villian's name in the text "Beowulf" ? A) Edgetheow. B) Beowulf. C) Grendel. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grendel. 6. The fireman won an award for ..... after he went into a burning car to save two people A) Valor. B) Omen. C) Hale. D) Anguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valor. 7. What is a claim? A) A statement of something as a fact. B) A collection of data facts and statistics. C) A set of accepted rules of grammar. D) A statement that is not true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A statement of something as a fact. 8. A compound word/phrase that substitutes/takes the place of a specific noun. A) Hyperbole. B) Theory. C) Cutting. D) Scopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theory. 9. According to Wealtheow, why did Grendel come? A) She felt Grendel must be angered by the shining hall Hrothgar built. B) Grendel was after Unferth. C) Grendel was hungry for human flesh. D) It wasn't really Grendel that attacked the Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She felt Grendel must be angered by the shining hall Hrothgar built. 10. Swampy marsh area A) Fem. B) Fern. C) Fen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fen. 11. Famous, celebrated A) Formidable. B) Renowned. C) Resolute. D) Stalwart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renowned. 12. "He was spawned in that slime, Conceived by a pair of those monsters born Of Cain, murderous creatures banished By God, punished forever ..... " The tone toward Grendel can best be described as ..... A) Positive/Celebratory and joyful. B) Negative/ Cautionary and disgusted. C) Neutral/Balanced and practical. D) Negative/ Mocking and confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative/ Cautionary and disgusted. 13. The treasure guarded by the dragon can best be described as: A) A curse for those who seek it out of greed. B) A symbol of Beowulf's power and legacy. C) A testament to the dragon's dominance over the land. D) A gift meant for the worthiest of Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A curse for those who seek it out of greed. 14. In times of sorrow, she found ..... in the warm embrace of her loved ones. A) Solace. B) Infamy. C) Herald. D) Lividly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solace. 15. Beowulf kills Grendel's mother with ..... A) His bare hands. B) His sword Hrunting. C) Excalibur. D) A magical sword made by giants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A magical sword made by giants. 16. The players were suspended from the team when they started a ..... in which one of them broke his arm. A) Extolled. B) Defamation. C) Fracas. D) Chagrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fracas. 17. What name has NOT been given to the island of Great Britain throughout history? A) Celtic Island. B) Albion. C) Britannia. D) Angle land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Celtic Island. 18. A cause of persistent pain or distress. A) Affliction. B) Violate. C) Loathsom. D) Ravage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affliction. 19. Which of the following is not an epic hero quality? A) Cocky. B) Glorified. C) Ethical. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cocky. 20. An extensive area of rather level open uncultivated land usually with poor coarse soil, inferior drainage, and a surface rich in peat or peaty humus. A) Affliction. B) Visual. C) Skulk. D) Heath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heath. ← 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