Beowulf Quiz: Ultimate MCQ Exam!
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- 1.Why does the poet mention Scyld Scefing at the beginning of the poem?
- A.
Scyld is the father of Hrothgar
- B.
Scyld is the paragon of what it means to be an heroic king
- C.
Because Scyld builds Heorot
- D.
Scyld is a terrible king who eats his own people
- 2.Why does Grendel attack Heorot?
- A.
Hrothgar is his father and he hates Hrothgar
- B.
He hates the sound of joy and music
- C.
He is very hungry and needs to eat the men
- D.
Heorot attacked him first and killed his mother
- 3.Why can’t the men kill Grendel?
- A.
They are scared
- B.
They can’t find him
- C.
Weapons do not harm Grendel
- D.
Grendel wears a ring of invisibility
- 4.How long does Grendel attack Heorot?
- A.
For a week
- B.
For a year
- C.
For twelve years
- D.
For twenty-four years
- 5.From whence does Beowulf come?
- A.
Sweden
- B.
Germany
- C.
Geatland
- D.
Ireland
- 6.What does Beowulf boast he is going to do to Grendel?
- A.
Chop him up with his sword
- B.
Stab him with his spear
- C.
Brain him with his ax
- D.
Destroy him with his bare hands
- 7.What great deed (of his own) does Beowulf tell to Unferth?
- A.
How he survived the swimming match with Breca
- B.
How he killed a dragon
- C.
How he fought against the Heathobards
- D.
How he sailed over the ocean in his fast ship
- 8.What kind of hall is Heorot?
- A.
A mead hall
- B.
A fortress
- C.
A training hall
- D.
A palace for the king
- 9.What is the name of Hrothgar's wife?
- A.
Higmund
- B.
Hygelac
- C.
Desdemona
- D.
Wealtheow
- 10.Where is Heorot located?
- A.
Denmark
- B.
England
- C.
Scotland
- D.
Italy
- 11.Who built Heorot?
- A.
Hrothgar
- B.
Higmund
- C.
Wealtheow
- D.
Desdemona
- 12.To which Biblical character is Grendel compared?
- A.
Cain
- B.
Adam
- C.
Enos
- D.
Abraham
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