View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sermon, and Destiny.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bread and cheese.
(d) Consecrated wine.

2. What is the name of the hero in "The Finnesburh Fragment"?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Hengest.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) Wyglaf.

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

4. How many pounds of silver and gold did Ethelred pay to Vikings for ransom?
(a) 2 thousand.
(b) 6 thousand.
(c) 22 thousand.
(d) 10 thousand.

5. What is the alternate name that the introduction to "I Saw a Strange Creature..." gives to kennings?
(a) Allegories.
(b) Personifications.
(c) Mini-Riddles.
(d) Hyperbolies.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is jealous of Beowulf?

3. What are "laboratores"?

4. What "paths" must the wanderer follow given "fate is inflexible"?

5. As the author states in the introduction to "I Saw a Creature...," what do some riddles reflect?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 188 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample