This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 50 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 50 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of the mead hall where the men gather and celebrate? A) Heorot. B) Hrothgar. C) Beowulf. D) Hrunting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heorot. 2. What surprise does Grendel receive when he arrives and Herot on that fateful night when Beowulf arrives? A) Beowulf's hand breaks his claws. B) The Geats attack in force, cutting Grendel's skin. C) Herot is empty and his trip was for nothing. D) Them warriors are all asleep and he feasts on their blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf's hand breaks his claws. 3. The Anglo Saxons were once ..... who believed in ..... A) Christians / God and the bible. B) Pagans / Many gods, lucky charms, and gems. C) Agnostics/ Nature and the unknown. D) Germans/ Law and order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagans / Many gods, lucky charms, and gems. 4. The Epic of Beowulf is a/an ..... Literature. A) Shakespearean. B) Anglo Saxon. C) Modern English. D) Mid English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anglo Saxon. 5. What happened to Grendel? A) He plunged into the pool to retreat and recuperate after his defeat and mutilation by Beowulf. B) He slipped and drown in the pool as he could not swim without both arms. C) He was unable to stop the bleeding and fell into the pool after dying after his defeat by Beowulf. D) He plunged in to the pool and drowned after his defeat and mutilation by Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He plunged in to the pool and drowned after his defeat and mutilation by Beowulf. 6. Ruin; harm; curse A) Bane. B) Bereft. C) Screes. D) Maw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bane. 7. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall? A) Grendel's Arm. B) A sword. C) Tapestries. D) An axe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grendel's Arm. 8. What did Hrothgar mean when he said "it takes as evil nose to smell the devil?" A) Only someone evil can find other evil beings. B) Only someone smelly can find other smelly beings. C) Only Unferth could sense Grendel as he smelled that bad. D) The Devil smells like evil and Unferth can find him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only someone evil can find other evil beings. 9. In the opening lines of Beowulf, how is Shield Sheafson described? A) A powerful demon. B) The glorious Almighty. C) A wrecker of mead-benches. D) A battlescarred Swede. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A wrecker of mead-benches. 10. A controlling force of the world for pre-Christian Anglo-Saxon culture. A) Wyrd. B) Weird. C) Strange. D) Greenness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wyrd. 11. Beowulf returns victorious to Herot Hall with these two items: A) Grendel's arm and the famous sword, "Hrunting". B) Grendel's head and the hilt of a giant's sword. C) The head of Grendel's mother and a giant's sword. D) The head of Grendel's mother and a golden drinking horn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's head and the hilt of a giant's sword. 12. You could be considered a ..... if you don't believe in religion or you worship more than one god. A) Scourge. B) Pagan. C) Depredation. D) Gloat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagan. 13. Sorrowful A) Clamorous. B) Doleful. C) Fiend. D) Arduous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doleful. 14. How many men does it take to carry Grendel's head? A) 1. B) At least 4. C) At least 10. D) At least 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At least 4. 15. How many monsters does Beowulf fight? A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 16. Note the alliteration and kenning in lines 474-478, "Then he saw / The mighty water witch, andswung his sword, / His ring-marked blade, straight at her head." What do these lines emphasize? A) The inevitable defeat of the monster. B) The supernatural powers of the sword. C) The iron will and courage of the enemy. D) The fierceness and power of the attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fierceness and power of the attack. 17. Which line shows Scyld was a great king? A) Line 6. B) Line 7. C) Line 11. D) Line 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Line 11. 18. Why does Grendel attack Herot? A) The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous. B) He has a grudge against Hrothgar. C) His mother orders him to attack. D) He is hungry and needs some lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous. 19. What's the name of this story A) Beowulf. B) Inferno. C) Grendel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf. 20. A pause in the middle of a verse A) Alliteration. B) Rhythm. C) Cutting. D) Kennings. E) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting. ← 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