This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 59 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 59 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which belief does NOT match with Anglo-Saxon A) Honor. B) Loyalty. C) Courage. D) Grit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grit. 2. How much time passed before Beowulf came to rid the Danes of Grendel's terror? A) 12 days. B) 12 months. C) 12 years. D) 12 generations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12 years. 3. What did Hrothgar plan to do in the hall? A) Hold banquets and parties. B) Train his army. C) Divide the spoils of war. D) Practice his speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Divide the spoils of war. 4. Why does Grendel's mother come to Heorot? A) Grief and revenge. B) To honor her fallen child. C) To bargain with Hrothgar. D) To retrieve Grendel's dead body. E) To declare a truce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grief and revenge. 5. Why did the Firedrake want revenge? A) The village had insulted it by trespassing. B) The Firedrake specifically wanted the slave to suffer. C) The slave had stolen the cup and trespassed in its lair. D) The Firedrake simply wanted to burn the village to the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The slave had stolen the cup and trespassed in its lair. 6. Who challenges Beowulf upon his arrival? A) Grendel. B) Hrothgar. C) Wiglaf. D) Unferth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unferth. 7. How did Beowulf defeat the monster Grendel? A) Wrestles the monster barehanded. B) Killed the monster with a sword. C) Killed the monster with a bow and arrow. D) He drowned the monster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrestles the monster barehanded. 8. Beowulf is a story about a Scandinavian hero that the ..... brought with them when they invaded England. A) The French & Romans. B) The Angles & Saxons. C) The Celts & Britons. D) The Vikings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Angles & Saxons. 9. Why is Unferth upset with Beowulf? A) Unferth is upset that the woman he loves starts talking with Beowulf and calls him a great hero. B) Unferth is upset that Beowulf had lied about a previous battle in which he lost. C) Unferth is upset by Beowulf's courage, and that anywhere on earth had everacquired glory and fame greaterthan his own. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unferth is upset by Beowulf's courage, and that anywhere on earth had everacquired glory and fame greaterthan his own. 10. Jubilant noise, and celebration angered Grendel. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. When the dying Beowulf gives Wiglaf his gold necklace, the gesture means that A) Beowulf has captured the monster's treasure. B) Beowulf recognized Wiglaf's superior strength in battle. C) Beowulf is passing on the rulership of Geatland to Wiglaf. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beowulf is passing on the rulership of Geatland to Wiglaf. 12. Beowulf is an epic poem which, firstly, spread through ..... A) TELEGRAMS. B) VERNACULAR. C) PUBLISSHED BOOKS. D) MANUSCRIPTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) VERNACULAR. 13. Where Beowulf came from? A) Southern Sweden. B) Southern Denmark. C) Cain. D) Anglo-Saxon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern Sweden. 14. How many children did Halfdane have? A) 3. B) 5. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 15. What does Grendel want to do when he first comes in contact with Beowulf? A) Kill Beowulf which is a sign of courage that the Anglo-Saxons valued. B) Flee to his lair which is a sign of cowardice which the Anglo-Saxons did not value. C) Fight every man in the hall which is a sign of courage that the Anglo-Saxons valued. D) Give his side of the argument which is a leadership quality that the Anglo-Saxons did not value. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flee to his lair which is a sign of cowardice which the Anglo-Saxons did not value. 16. Which vocabulary word is synonymous with admire and adore? A) Renown. B) Hoard. C) Laud. D) Mandate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laud. 17. T?F:The hero in an epic is brought down by a character flaw. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Beowulf's works require a lot of A) Reward. B) Humility. C) Promotion. D) Courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Courage. 19. Why does Beowulf want to see the treasure? A) To see that what he died for will be a great help to his people. B) To claim the treasure for his burial to take to the next world. C) To finally get the riches he has fought for his entire life. D) To prove to his people that he actually killed the dragon before dying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see that what he died for will be a great help to his people. 20. How does Beowulf introduce himself to the Danes? A) By reciting a poem about his heroic deeds. B) By challenging the Danes to a duel. C) By stating his name and lineage. D) By presenting a gift to the Danes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By stating his name and lineage. ← 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