This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Skillful, clever, tricky A) Hack. B) Lament. C) Artful. D) Grate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artful. 2. What can you infer as to why the Geats would not help Beowulf fight the dragon? A) They were not there. B) They were acting as cowards. C) They wanted Beowulf to die. D) They were stealing the gold while Beowulf fought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were acting as cowards. 3. Without a son after his death, Beowulf A) Can name Higlac is heir. B) Does not have an heir. C) Can name Wiglaf King of the Danes. D) The Geats can elect their new King. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does not have an heir. 4. Who said the following quote? "Surely the ale-can has wrought wth thee, ..... that thou hast said such things about Breca." A) The King. B) Beowulf. C) Unferth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beowulf. 5. Rather than killing like her son, Grendel's mother instead ..... A) Uses her vengeance to kill the one warrior Hrothgar would miss the most. B) Uses her fierceness to destroy Herot and take her son's arm back to her lair. C) Uses her beauty to seduce the warriors and then seek revenge. D) Uses her cleverness to trick the warriors and bring Grendel back to life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uses her vengeance to kill the one warrior Hrothgar would miss the most. 6. Which of the following options is NOT a synonym for imperious? A) Arrogant. B) Tyrannical. C) Dictatorial. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angry. 7. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? The dread of the land was desperate to escape A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theory. 8. The strongest surviving institution was? A) The public school system. B) The Roman Catholic Church. C) The barter and trade system. D) The system of public works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Roman Catholic Church. 9. Language for all it's power is ..... A) Powerful. B) Fragile. C) Delicate. D) Insignificant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragile. 10. Which of the following is not a characteristic of an epic? A) Small setting. B) Supernatural forces. C) Hero with superhuman strength. D) Hero is internationally known. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small setting. 11. Garlic is anathema to vampires (ditto for stakes and daylight).In this sentence, anathema means ..... A) Something that is detested. B) Something that is liked. C) Something that no one cares about. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Something that is detested. 12. The central issue in Beowulf is ..... A) Good vs. evil. B) Attacks in the city. C) The mead hall. D) The Dragon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good vs. evil. 13. Why does Grendel attack Heorot? A) He wasn't invited to the party. B) He hates to see men happy. C) His father orders him to. D) His mother orders him to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He hates to see men happy. 14. If you are absent, where do you look to find the work you missed and how long do you have to turn it in? A) Ms. O'Dell (it's her job), a week. B) Google Classroom, a week. C) Google Classroom, three days. D) Google Classroom, a month. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Google Classroom, three days. 15. Which of the following is a kenning? A) Tree-hugger. B) Grape-smasher. C) Crown-bearer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. What genre are epic poems included in? A) Ethic. B) Medieval tales. C) Epic. D) Oral narratives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic. 17. Who was Aeschere? A) Hrothgar's son. B) Hrothgar's advisor. C) Hrothgar's enemy. D) Hrothgar's nickname. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar's advisor. 18. Who is Hrothgar? A) King of the Swedes. B) King of the Danes. C) King of the British. D) King of the Geats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) King of the Danes. 19. "Take what I have, lead my people, help them, my time is gone." This was said by A) Beowulf to Wiglaf. B) Wiglaf to Beowulf. C) Beowulf to Higelac. D) Hrothgard to Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beowulf to Wiglaf. 20. An antonym for this word is kind. A) Malicious. B) Weary. C) Culprits. D) Boil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Malicious. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesBeowulf Quiz 1Beowulf Quiz 2Beowulf Quiz 3Beowulf Quiz 4Beowulf Quiz 5Beowulf Quiz 7Beowulf Quiz 8Beowulf Quiz 9Beowulf Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books