This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Epic > Beowulf – Quiz 94 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Beowulf Quiz 94 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The warrior's combat ( ) was so great that nobody could beat him. A) Mandate. B) Omen. C) Prowess. D) Hoard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prowess. 2. Who is called the father of English history? A) The Venerable Bede. B) Saint Augustine. C) Alfred the Great. D) King Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Venerable Bede. 3. Beowulf would best be described as ..... A) A creation myth. B) An origin myth. C) An epic. D) A drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An epic. 4. Beowulf is thought to be written by A) Homer. B) Geoffrey Chaucer. C) A traveling Anglo-Saxon poet. D) William Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A traveling Anglo-Saxon poet. 5. Which of the following would be an example of a Call to Adventure: A) The Hero returns to his world with a boon that can be shared by all. B) The Hero receives an invitation or challenge that disrupts his ordinary world. C) The Hero defeats his arch-enemy. D) The Hero is reluctant to embark on a new journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Hero receives an invitation or challenge that disrupts his ordinary world. 6. What was the only item safe from Grendel's evil? A) The king's throne. B) Beowulf's sword. C) The king's crown. D) The king's wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The king's throne. 7. Which era of the English language was began in the late 1600's and was influenced by the Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and the Technology Revolution? A) Old. B) Middle. C) Early Modern. D) Modern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Modern. 8. What does Anglo-Saxon mean? A) Someone who likes to play the saxophone. B) A person of Germanic descent who conquered and settled in England. C) A person of English descent who conquered and settled in Germany. D) Someone of Viking descent who sailed around the world and settled in America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person of Germanic descent who conquered and settled in England. 9. Define the italicized word: "in deep anguish and dread of lonely days." A) Joy. B) Agony. C) Confusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agony. 10. Two word poetic renaming A) Alliteration. B) Scop. C) Theory. D) Quest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 11. Reparation A) An Old English bard or poet; important to Anglo-Saxon society because they helped to preserve their history. B) The act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury. C) Battles the forces of evil represents widespread national, cultural, or religious values. D) A refuge or place for hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury. 12. Hind A) Female deer. B) Knight in training. C) To make complete. D) Serious situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Female deer. 13. In which year surged the Anglo saxon period? A) 450-1067. B) 412-1065. C) 450-1066. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 450-1066. 14. The story wasw probably written in ..... A) The late 1300s. B) The early 700s-1000 A.D. C) 44 B.C.E. D) The 1620s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The early 700s-1000 A.D. 15. How does Hrothgar feel towards Beowulf after the fight with Grendel? A) He feels grateful towards Beowulf; & says Beowulf is like a son to him now. B) Hrothgar is upset that Beowulf let the monster go back to his dark den. C) Hrothgar wants to make Beowulf King of Scotland. D) He is enraged with jealousy because he wanted to defeat the monster instead of Beowulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He feels grateful towards Beowulf; & says Beowulf is like a son to him now. 16. In this passage, Beowulf exhibits all of the following EXCEPT A) Humility. B) Pathos. C) Bravado. D) Contempt. E) Prudence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pathos. 17. Beowulf's Call to Adventure occurs when A) He fights Grendel. B) He fights the Sea Monsters. C) He hears about Hrothgar's problems. D) He gets Hrothgar's permission and wisdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He hears about Hrothgar's problems. 18. Who is the next monster Beowulf will have to fight? A) Grendel's father. B) Grendel's mother. C) Grendel's sister. D) Grendel's cousin's half-sister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grendel's mother. 19. Beowulf was written by Shakespeare A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe? They both sound old. D) I don't know the answer so I picked this one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. Epic poems continued to be composed in the Middle Ages, then they were called..... A) Novelas. B) Myths. C) Songs of deed. D) Legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Songs of deed. ← 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