What Do You Know About Beowulf Poems
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 122
Beowulf is one of the most important works of Old English literature. A long poem that continues to ring through each age. What do you know about it?
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Who is the antagonist in the epic poem Beowulf?- A.
Indiana
- B.
Grendel
- C.
Jya
- D.
Monlo
- 2.
In what language was the original version of the poem written?
- A.
German
- B.
Spanish
- C.
Old English
- D.
Italian
- 3.
The antagonist of the poem is a?
- A.
Warrior
- B.
Monster
- C.
Hero
- D.
Master
- 4.
The full poem survives in the manuscript known as the?
- A.
Compilations
- B.
Nowell Codex
- C.
Formulae
- D.
Artefactos
- 5.
In the poem, Beowulf is considered a hero of the?
- A.
Biles
- B.
Geats
- C.
HIghlanders
- D.
Warriors
- 6.
Who is the author of Beowulf?
- A.
Dante
- B.
Aristotle
- C.
Anonymous
- D.
Socrates
- 7.
Beowulf consists of how many alliterative lines?
- A.
1112
- B.
3182
- C.
2346
- D.
3434
- 8.
In the poem, who is the king of the Danes?
- A.
Roger
- B.
Hrothgar
- C.
Devis
- D.
Mounas
- 9.
The poem is depicted to be set in
- A.
Denmark
- B.
Austria
- C.
Germany
- D.
Scandinavia
- 10.
The first printed edition of Beowulf was published in?
- A.
1800
- B.
1815
- C.
1997
- D.
1999
Questions: 12 | Attempts: 14950 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022
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Sample QuestionWhy does the poet mention Scyld Scefing at the beginning of the poem?
The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Take this short quiz over the plot of the epic poem. See...
Questions: 15 | Attempts: 2546 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022
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Sample QuestionBelow is a video clip of the poem being read in its original language. What time and place is the setting for the poem?
Here you will be answering multiple choice, eassays and written response. Answer all written answers in complete sentences.
Questions: 23 | Attempts: 1991 | Last updated: Mar 22, 2022
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Sample QuestionWho is Beowulfs uncle?