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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?
(a) 3 from "each side".
(b) 2 from "each side".
(c) 1 from "each side".
(d) 4 from "each side".

2. Who is jealous of Beowulf?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Hrunting.
(c) Wiglaf.
(d) Unferth.

3. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) Canons.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) Written anthologies.
(d) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.

4. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?
(a) The pits of Hell.
(b) The gables.
(c) The sky.
(d) The spires.

5. What is the name of the man that Beowulf challenges to a swimming race?
(a) Hrunting.
(b) Wiglaf.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Brecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?

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

3. In "Germania," what is stated as the reason a chief fights?

4. In "The Battle of Maldon," who "over-confidently allowed the Danes to cross the causeway"?

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

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