This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 92 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 92 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Was king Hrothgar happy when Beowulf visit them? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. When Higlac's follower puts that tight grip on the shepherd of evil, what was Grendel's first thought? A) Kick. B) Scream. C) Fight. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run. 3. A cut is: A) A break or pause in the lines of a poem. B) Repeating sounds. C) Keeping someone's idea but changing words. D) A descriptive way to describe something's literal meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A break or pause in the lines of a poem. 4. Has a glorious kingdom A) Hrothgar. B) Beowulf. C) Wiglaf. D) Grendel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hrothgar. 5. What did Wealhtheow the Queen bring Beowulf and his men during the welcom banquet? A) A glowing mead cup. B) A precious mailcoat. C) A jeweled sword. D) A minstrel performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A glowing mead cup. 6. Which line from the epic poem best explains why Beowulf undertook his quest? A) If Grendel wins, it will be a gruesome day. B) The hero arose, surrounded closely by his powerful thanes. C) In his day, he was the mightiest mad on earth. D) Nobody tried to keep him from going, no elder denied him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In his day, he was the mightiest mad on earth. 7. What is Grendel described as? A) A wise and aged ruler. B) A demon descended from Cain. C) The hero in the story. D) The strongest warrior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A demon descended from Cain. 8. Beowulf brings back the Grendel's ..... after defeating him. A) Treasure. B) Head. C) Mother. D) Sword. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 9. Long, narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a legendary hero A) Quest. B) Epic hero. C) Epic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epic. 10. Who is the Biblical character whom Grendel is a descendant of? A) Cain. B) Babel. C) Solomon. D) Lazarus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cain. 11. In 597 AD, St. Augustine converted King ..... to Christianity. A) Alfred. B) Arthur. C) Ethelburt. D) David. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethelburt. 12. Who is credited as the author of Beowulf? A) An unknown Christian scribe. B) The Venerable Bede. C) Alfred the Great. D) Geatish monks from Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An unknown Christian scribe. 13. Which two quotes from Beowulf contain kennings renaming the two main characters? Grendel was the name of this grim demon A) Theory. B) The traction g. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The traction g. 14. ..... is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in lines of poetry. A) Motif. B) Allusion. C) Alliteration. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 15. Handle; grip A) Hilt. B) Scabbard. C) Brood. D) Fiend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hilt. 16. What is the historical context of Beowulf? A) Ancient Greece. B) Victorian era in England. C) Anglo-Saxon period in England. D) Renaissance period in Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anglo-Saxon period in England. 17. During Beowulf's time, the King of Danes is A) Hygelac. B) Good. C) Hrethel. D) Hrothgar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hrothgar. 18. "Stalwart in action, they kept striking outon every side, seeking to cutstraight to the soul. When they joined the struggle."This is an example of: A) Alliteration. B) Cutting. C) Theory. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 19. Derive and select the appropriate meaning of the bold word using context clues: "The captain of evil discovered himself in a handgrip harder than anything he had ever encountered in any man on the face of the earth. Every bone in his body quailed and recoiled, but he could not escape." A) Feel or show fear. B) Quiver. C) Shake. D) Vibrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feel or show fear. 20. In that same excerpt, which of the following words is a context clue for loathsome? " ..... and running to his loathsome moor [land]/With another such sickening meal waiting/In his pouch." (lines 538-40) A) Meal. B) Running. C) Sickening. D) Waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sickening. ← 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