WorksheetsBeowulf Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What does Beowulf use to defeat Grendel?
A magic sword
His bare hands
An axe
Fire
What does Beowulf hang as a trophy following the battle with Grendel?
Grendel's head
His sword
A dragon Tooth
Grendel's arm
How does Beowulf finally defeat Grendel's mother?
He cuts her head off with a giant's sword
He rips her arm off
He finds a chink in her armor and shoots an arrow at her weak spot
He sets her on fire
Before he leaves Grendel's mother's lair, what does Beowulf do?
He grabs a bunch of treasure
He cuts off Grendel's mother's head as a trophy
He cuts off Grendel's head as a trophy
He thanks God
What does Beowulf wear to protect himself from Grendel's mother's attacks?
A magic helmet
Chainmail armor
Plate armor
A coat of many colors
How many years does Grendel terrorize the Danes?
1
6
12
15
Beowulf was known to have the strength of how many men?
100
10
30
50
Who stayed loyal to Beowulf after he was defeated and killed the dragon?
Wiglaf
Hrothgar
Grendel
Healfdane
Beowulf is an example of a(n)
Epic Poem
Ballad
Novella
Cinquain
Poetic device of repeating consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
Epithet
Kenning
Caesura
Alliteration
These are the poets and minstrels during the Anglo-Saxon period.
Geats
Jutes
Danes
Scops
A poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost.
Elegy
Epic
Sonnet
Caesura
A pause or break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language.
Elegy
Kenning
Caesura
Epithet
An adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
Epithet
Epic
Elegy
Caesura
As epic hero, Beowulf possesses all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
Unusual circumstances of birth
Has a special weapon only he can wield
Must prove himself many times while on adventure
Receives an unhealable wound
Beowulf was originally written in
German
Old English
Modern English
Middle English
Whale-road is an example of:
alliteration
kenning
caesura
elegy
