This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For something that's very harmful, especially a tumor that's cancerous, use the term ..... A) Kith. B) Mettle. C) Malignant. D) Respite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malignant. 2. Where is Geatland? A) Sweden. B) Denmark. C) Germany. D) Finland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweden. 3. What does an epic narrative tell? A) The exploits of witches. B) Feats of an outstanding hero. C) Animal adventures. D) Oral stories with morals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feats of an outstanding hero. 4. Word that means to attack someone or something. A) Disengage. B) Douce. C) Maul. D) Writhe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maul. 5. What is another name for a large waterfall? A) Cataract. B) Moor. C) Theory. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cataract. 6. What did the dragon do when he found the cup missing? A) He got over it and went back to sleep. B) He attacked the village with fire. C) He found the thief and killed him. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He attacked the village with fire. 7. Anthony decided to file a claim seeking ..... for the chronic respiratory problems he had suffered ever since he worked at the factory. A) Livid. B) Malice. C) Herald. D) Reparation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reparation. 8. Among the following choices, which typical literary device from Old English poetry helps establish a particular mood? A) Descriptive language such as flushed up and inflamed creates an anxious mood. B) Imagery such as gorged on him in lumps creates a satisfied mood. C) Alliteration such as blundering back with the butchered corpses creates a barbaric mood. D) Words with negative connotations such as greedy and brute create an energetic mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration such as blundering back with the butchered corpses creates a barbaric mood. 9. What language is Beowulf written in? A) Old English. B) Middle English. C) Modern English. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old English. 10. Beowulf is thought to have been written between A) 449-1066 CE. B) 400-700 CE. C) 700-1000 CE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 700-1000 CE. 11. What does Beowulf wear to protect himself from Grendel's mother's attacks? A) A magic helmet. B) Chainmail armor. C) Plate armor. D) A coat of many colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chainmail armor. 12. On p. 15, 'cloven' means ..... A) To split. B) To split in two. C) To split into lots of pieces. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To split in two. 13. What did Beowulf use to kill Grendel's mother? A) His sword, Hrunting. B) His bare hands. C) A magic sword created by giants. D) The claw from Grendel's arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A magic sword created by giants. 14. This story travelled across civilizations during this time period on one piece of cloth parchment A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Lament A) To mourn the loss of something or someone. B) To praise someone. C) To be relieved by someone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mourn the loss of something or someone. 16. On the basis of the story, what can you tell about King Hrothgar? A) He is well-liked and good to his men. B) He is lazy and does not want to fight Grendel alone. C) He cares only about himself. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is well-liked and good to his men. 17. Baleful A) Spiteful, showing ill will. B) Foul-smelling; putrid. C) Threatening harm; menacing. D) Undisciplined, lewd, lustful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Threatening harm; menacing. 18. The dragon killed Beowulf. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. "Foaming and gurgling, bubbling with hot blood." Gurgling and bubbling are an example of what literary device? A) Exposition. B) Bringing. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 20. Where does the story of Beowulf take place? A) Sweden. B) Finland. C) England. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. ← 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