Beowulf Quiz 51 (20 MCQs)

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1. Beowulf receives a mortal wound when he

Correct Answer: C) Is bitten by the dragon.

2. What role did mead halls play in Anglo-Saxon society?

Correct Answer: D) Mead halls were central gathering places in Anglo-Saxon society.

3. An epithet is

Correct Answer: C) Both answers.

4. Beowulf is the ..... of the ..... (initially)

Correct Answer: A) Prince, Gaets.

5. In Beowulf, what is the main reason Wiglaf thinks that he and his companions should help Beowulf fight the dragon?

Correct Answer: D) In the past, they had promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their loyalty.

6. What does Wiglaf represent?

Correct Answer: B) The representation of Anglo-Saxon values.

7. Who is described as the "monster of women" seeking revenge for her son's death?

Correct Answer: B) Grendel's mother.

8. Who took Grendel's arm from the hall?

Correct Answer: C) Grendel's mother.

9. Given birth to

Correct Answer: D) Spawned.

10. Hubris

Correct Answer: D) Arrogant pride.

11. Who is the Present Reigning King of the Danes?

Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar.

12. The Normans introduced ..... to English literature.

Correct Answer: B) Rhyme.

13. Who is Grendel a descendant of?

Correct Answer: A) Cain.

14. Purge

Correct Answer: B) To cleanse or rid of something undesirable.

15. Who wants revenge for Grendel's death?

Correct Answer: C) Grendel's mom.

16. Arrangement of the parts of an image in a visual medium

Correct Answer: B) Composition.

17. "In his person, Beowulf was below average size"

Correct Answer: B) Euphemism.

18. What was the only gift from the Danes that Beowulf kept?

Correct Answer: A) A gold ring from Wealtheow.

19. Magnificent mead hall built by Hrothgar.

Correct Answer: A) Distorted.

20. Grendel is avenged by his mother. Thus, he

Correct Answer: A) Always escapes.