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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epic: Beowulf.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Saddness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Solitude.

2. In what book are the "six so-called Elegies" found?
(a) Byron's Canon.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Chronicles of Wyrd.
(d) Cathedral Chronicles.

3. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?
(a) Saturated wheat.
(b) Mashed grains.
(c) Consecrated wine.
(d) Bread and cheese.

4. What does Beowulf give to Wiglaf to signify Wiglaf's rise to king?
(a) A sword.
(b) A goblet.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A banner.

5. Who does Hrothgar know from Beowulf's family?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author of the introduction to The Elegies, what do many Anglo-Saxon poems fail to have a "sufficient frame" of?

2. What does Hrothgar promise Beowulf for killing Grendel?

3. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?

4. What is the name of the man that Beowulf challenges to a swimming race?

5. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?

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