This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 58 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A ..... is a marshy area-a damp, grassy area of ground. A) Fen. B) Respite. C) Anathema. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fen. 2. Defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A) Hrothgar of Herot. B) Claudius of Rome. C) Thor of Ragnarok. D) William of Normandy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William of Normandy. 3. Greek was spoken by A) Rick and Royals. B) Church related (clergyman). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rick and Royals. 4. Beowulf dates from the ..... A) 10th century. B) 9th century. C) 6th century. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6th century. 5. How many warriors did Beowulf choose to accompany him? A) 15. B) 20. C) 25. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 15. 6. Which literary device is used regularly throughout Beowulf? A) Similes. B) Metaphors. C) Superlatives. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 7. True or false:Beowulf is a king? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which of the following does not describe Grendel? A) Creepy. B) Weak. C) Destructive. D) Evil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weak. 9. Where does Beowulf take place? A) England. B) Scandinavia. C) Britain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scandinavia. 10. To try to obtain by usually urgent requests or pleas A) Disposition. B) Lament. C) Reparation. D) Solicit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solicit. 11. What is the original language of the epic Beowulf? (ELAGSE11-12RL9; DOK1) A) Middle English. B) Modern English. C) Latin. D) Old English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old English. 12. Unferth killed Beowulf. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 13. What does Grendel's mother take from Herot hall? A) Hrothgar's bestfriend and Grendel's arm that was hanging on the hall. B) Hrothgar's bestfriend only. C) Grendel's arm that was hanging on the wall only. D) Several soldiers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar's bestfriend and Grendel's arm that was hanging on the hall. 14. What is: "The Swan's Road" ? A) The Bering Strait. B) The Baltic Sea. C) A River in Denmark. D) The Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Ocean. 15. Writhing- A) Continual twisting movements or contorting of the body. B) Detestable. C) Wiggle with happiness. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continual twisting movements or contorting of the body. 16. What were the Geat people afraid would happen since Beowulf was now dead? A) Wiglaf would be a horrible and greedy ruler. B) They thought another monster would attack. C) They thought other tribes (Swedes, Frisians, and Franks) would attack. D) They thought they would move to Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They thought other tribes (Swedes, Frisians, and Franks) would attack. 17. Is "Trapped in the Closet" by R. Kelly considered an epic poem? A) It's not an epic, it's "hip hopera" . B) Uh. What? Is this seriously going to be on the test?. C) Yes. It's super long and annoying, just like Beowulf. D) Riley! Stop messing around and get back to the review!This is a wrong answer Riley! Stop messing around and get back to the review!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's not an epic, it's "hip hopera" . 18. Plundering A) To steal. B) Melted by heat. C) To scatter. D) Famous for being bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To steal. 19. Good vs. Evil Christian and Pagan Influences Importance of wealth and treasure importance of sea and sailing fate These are all examples of A) Theme. B) Attitude. C) Tone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theme. 20. "Beauty is truth, truth beauty, -that is all/Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know" contains what type of figurative language in the first line. A) Sentimentality. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. ← 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