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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) Solitude.
(b) Anger.
(c) Grief.
(d) Saddness.

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

3. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Unferth.
(c) Wiglaf.
(d) Hrethric.

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

5. According to Wihtred's law 9, how much money is a servant to pay if he is found guilty of working between Saturday evening and Sunday evening?
(a) 50 sceattas.
(b) 80 sceattas.
(c) 100 sceattas.
(d) 25 sceattas.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men does Grendel murder just before his fight with Beowulf?

2. What is the name of the hero in "The Finnesburh Fragment"?

3. What causes Beowulf's death?

4. Wihtred was king over what people?

5. In a trial by ordeal, which rule speaks to the fine one would pay if found invalid and having broken the rules of the trial by ordeal?

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