Beowulf Test
A. an epic poem
B. a lyric poem
C. a narrative poem
A.
B.
C.
D.
A. bravery and cowardice
B. saints and devils
C. good and evil
D. strengths and weaknesses
A. sword wounds
B. loss of blood
C. drowning
D. strangulation
A. head
B. hand
C. leg
D. arm
A. 1 year
B. 100 years
C. 12 years
D. 1,200 years
A. had the strength of twenty
warriors.
B. Was almost twelve feet tall
C. Could not be killed by a
weapon make by humans
D. Left his lair when the moon
was brightest
A. a magic sword
B. his bare hands
C. fire
D. poison
A. cowardice
B. lying
C. bragging
D. greed
A. many precious gifts
B. eight horses
C. gold and silver
D. armor
A. sword and treasure
B. armor and sword
C. sword and horses
D. treasure and horses
A. the sight of the monster
enraged him
B. he felt violent
C. he wanted a trophy
A. wailing
B. bursting into fits of rage
C. attacking Heorot
D. isolating herself
A. by crushing his body
B. with her talons
C. by dragging him into the
flames
D. with her knife
A. penetrated the she-monster’s
bosom
B. cut off her arm
C. crumpled like a reed against
the she-monster’s skull
D. melted in the fire
A. by choking her with a heavy
rope
B. with a gigantic sword
C. with her own knife
D. by slamming the cave door on
her
A. hut
B. den under a lake
C. castle
D. reef
A. gold
B. Hrunting
C. The giant sword
D. Grendel’s head and the remains of the
giant sword
A. blood bubbled on the lake
B. his mailcoat
was found
C. a dragon appeared
D. his horn ceased
A. threatened to take Heorot
B. demanded treasure chests
C. returned to his native land
D. hunted other monsters
A. sealed in a crypt
B. burned on a funeral pyre
C. sent to sea
D. frozen
A. a drunken warrior had pounded
it with rocks
B. a thief had stolen some
treasure it guarded
C. Heardred had died
A. in battle
B. in his sleep
C. in peace
D. of old age
A. felt afraid for the first
time
B. felt no lust for battle and
seemed to sense doom
C. prayed
D. was depressed
A. him stumbling and choking
B. the dragon’s fire
C. the dragon pulling Wiglaf into the water
D. his shield melt
A. Wiglaf
B. Urethaean
C. Beowulf and Wiglaf
A. handsome
B. powerful
C. fearless
D. loyal and courageous
A. Arrogant and proud
B. Generous and kind
C. Dedicated
A. was distributed among the
poor
B. was buried with Beowulf’s
ashes
C. remained in the fire
D. was divided evenly among
Beowulf’s men
A. Heardred
B. Wiglaf
C. No one
D. The fire dragon