This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 64 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word "thane" mean in this sentence? "All hail Macbeth! thane of Glamis and the thane of Cowdor!" A) A man with no possessions. B) A king of a country, particularly Scottland. C) A man who holds land granted by a king. D) A king who conquered another country through battle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A man who holds land granted by a king. 2. ..... is the courage to carry on. A) Beset. B) Canny. C) Respite. D) Mettle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mettle. 3. Which word means to cleanse or purify by removing impurities? A) Avenge. B) Infamous. C) Writhe. D) Purge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purge. 4. "My father Was a famous soldier, known far and wide As a leader of men. His name was Edgetho. His life lasted many winters; Wise men all over the earth surely Remember him still." This Quote is an example of A) The characteristics of an Epic Poem:The Ordinary World. B) The characteristics of an Epic hero:Supernatural foes. C) The Characteristsics of an Epic Poem:Call to adventure. D) The Characteristics of an Epic Hero:Noble Birth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Characteristics of an Epic Hero:Noble Birth. 5. The King of the Danes is named ..... A) Distorted. B) Hrothgar. C) Arthur. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hrothgar. 6. Den or home A) Lament (n). B) Lair (n). C) Forge (v). D) Reparation (n). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lair (n). 7. Who didn't sleep that night standing guard? A) Grendel. B) The king. C) The Warriors. D) Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beowulf. 8. To become known, seen, or understood A) Ring. B) Manifest. C) Barge. D) Lamentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manifest. 9. "Like Icarus, he flew too close to the sun" is an example of what type of literary device? A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Synecdoche. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 10. Flat-bottomed boat used to transport goods A) Ring. B) Manifest. C) Barge. D) Lamentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barge. 11. The principle poetic device in Beowulf and much of Old English Poetry ..... the repetition of stressed sounds at the beginning successive words. A) Personification. B) Alliterative verse. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Danish prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliterative verse. 12. True or false:Anglo Saxons believed in an afterlife. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Sleep of the sword A) Nap. B) Curse. C) Death. D) Justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death. 14. What type of competition does Beowulf have against Brecca? A) Sword fight. B) Foot race. C) Swimming match. D) Ale drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming match. 15. To profess, suppose, claim A) Presume. B) Nonchalant. C) Purport. D) Assertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purport. 16. Who tells Beowulf there has been "no permission of my people for your landing here" ? A) Hrothgar. B) The Princess of Herot. C) A Danish Watcher. D) Onslaught. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A Danish Watcher. 17. How does fate and destiny play a role in Beowulf? A) Fate and destiny determine the outcomes and shape the narrative. B) Fate and destiny have no impact on the events in Beowulf. C) The characters in Beowulf have complete control over their own fate and destiny. D) Fate and destiny are only mentioned briefly in Beowulf and do not play a significant role. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fate and destiny determine the outcomes and shape the narrative. 18. Beowulf's Crossing the Threshold occurs when A) Hrothgar gives him permission to stay and fight Grendel. B) He outboasts Unferth. C) He fights the sea monsters. D) He fights Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar gives him permission to stay and fight Grendel. 19. Which of the following passages contains a kenning that refers to Herot? A) "Up from his swampland, sliding silently / Toward that gold-shining hall" (lines 238-239). B) "By morning; the monster's mind was hot / With the thought of food and the feasting his belly" (lines 255-256). C) "And defeat, the tears torn out of Grendel's / Taut throat, hell's captive caught in the arms" (lines 310-311). D) "Cliffs, wolf-dens where water pours / From the rocks, then runs underground" (lines 426-427). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Up from his swampland, sliding silently / Toward that gold-shining hall" (lines 238-239). 20. Fill in the blank:Following an exhilarating day of hiking, the adventurers convened around the campfire, eager to indulge and ..... on meticulously crafted s'mores A) Lament. B) Gorge. C) Repaired. D) Afflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorge. ← 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