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Beowulf Test
Beowulf Test
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Answer the following multiple choice questions based on the Anglo-Saxon tale Beowulf.
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1
As his final revenge, Beowulf keeps
Grendel's club
Grendel's mother's arm
Grendel's treasure
Grendel's head
2
"Danes' great king"
Wiglaf
Beowulf
Hrothgar
Welthow
3
Between his victory over Grendel's mother and his battle with the dragon, Beowulf loses some of his:
loyalty
honor
strength
courage
4
Grendel raids Hrothgar's hall for
three years
twelve years
six years
eighteen years
5
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So the Geat people, his hearth companions, sorrowed for the lord who had been laid low. They said that of all the kings
mournful and bittersweet
victorious, yet angry
hopeful
discouraged
6
Where was Beowulf from?
Daneland
Germany
Denmark
Geatland
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Hrothgar's great hall is called
Wayland
Weders
Herot
Freeware
8
"The hoard-guard."
Dragon
Welthow
Beowulf
Grendel
9
"Higlac's follower and strongest of the Geats."
Dragon
Welthow
Hrothgar
Beowulf
10
Which character does this describe.. "That shepherd of evil, guardian of crime."
Hrothgar
Grendel's mother
Beowulf
Grendel
11
Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?
Hrothgar
Wiglaf
Unferth
God
12
Which of the following is NOT a quality of the Anglo-Saxon Heroic Code?
Generosity
Loyalty
Honesty
Bravery
13
In the following line, what figurative language is used?
"Dragging the dead men home to his den."
Simile
Alliteration
Kenning
Irony
14
Where do Grendel and his mother live?
in a barrow
in a mead-hall
in a palace
in a lake
15
Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother is miraculous because
She had hundreds of monsters helping her
Beowulf is mortally wounded
She is ten times Beowulf's size
Beowulf is under water for hours
16
Which of the following best describes the theme of Beowulf?
a hero is not perfect, but gives his/her all selflessly for a cause
danger is present everywhere
human life is shaped by destiny
people determine their own path
17
Beowulf is important to the English language because
it's a good story
it's a story of good and evil
first story written in English
famous characters
18
What do Beowulf's men do when they see Beowulf is about to die?
They all charge the dragon.
They get Hrothgar to help.
They make a fire to smoke out the dragon.
They run.
19
"wolf-of-the-deep, mere-wife monstrous"
Grendel's mother
Welthow
Grendel
Beowulf
20
How does Beowulf die?
suicide
Stabbed by Hrothgar
killed by a dragon
the plague
21
Beowulf defeats Grendel with
a large boulder
a crossbow
his own two hands
a giant sword
22
Which of the following does NOT describe Grendel?
sinister
destructive
loving
cowardly
23
"Hrothgar's gold ringed queen."
Welthow
Wiglaf
Dragon
Grendel's Mother
24
Which of the following is NOT a quality of an epic hero?
positive
on a quest
weak
loyal
25
The central conflict of Beowulf is the
conflict between humans and animals
friendship between Sweden and Denmark
competition between Christians and pagans
struggle between good and evil
26
Beowulf defeats Grendel's mother with
a crossbow
a large boulder
a giant sword
his own two hands
27
In Anglo-Saxon times, who was the person responsible for passing on stories?
Memory Keeper
Beowulf
Scop
Storyteller
28
Of which Biblical character was Grendel a descendant?
Moses
Abel
Noah
Cain
29
Where do the Geats place Beowulf's Tower?
On a cliff overlooking the sea
In the dragon's lair
In the palace temple
In Grendel's swamp
30
How were stories passed down during the Anglo-Saxon period?
Blogging
Internet
Oral Tradition
Written Books
