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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elegies, and Exploration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Wulfstan.
(c) Kent.
(d) Canute.

2. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?
(a) Hope.
(b) Saddness.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Honesty.

3. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?
(a) Honor God.
(b) Pay hommage to their past.
(c) Title them.
(d) Follow the "code".

4. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?
(a) 5th century.
(b) 12th century.
(c) 10th century.
(d) 8th century.

5. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?
(a) Folk-moots.
(b) Cleric-bards,
(c) Wyrds.
(d) Soothslayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides "The Wife's Lament," what is the only other Anglo-Saxon poem written by a woman?

2. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?

3. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?

4. According to the introduction to the Heroic Poems section, what do heroic poems link our Anglo-Saxon ancestors to?

5. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?

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