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

3. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?
(a) A stone-wall.
(b) An affair.
(c) A love lost.
(d) A whale-path.

4. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?
(a) "The Wanderer."
(b) "The Husband's Message."
(c) "The Wife's Lament."
(d) "The Seafarer."

5. What is the name of the High Priest who "replied without hesitation in "King Edwin's Council"?
(a) Derwent.
(b) Coifi.
(c) Paulinus.
(d) Flambert.

6. 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) Consecrated wine.
(c) Mashed grains.
(d) Bread and cheese.

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

8. On Christmas Day under the rule of Augustine ten thousand people were baptized through what method?
(a) Baptism by fire.
(b) Baptism of repentance.
(c) Christening.
(d) Complete immersion.

9. What does Beowulf tear off of Grendel?
(a) His tail.
(b) His arm.
(c) His hand.
(d) His leg.

10. Who is the first century Roman historian that the author claims is the best source for "information about Germanic tribes"?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Tacitus.
(c) Herodotus.
(d) Plato.

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

12. In what year were Wihtred's laws issued?
(a) 695.
(b) 1210.
(c) 524.
(d) 875.

13. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?
(a) In a foreign castle.
(b) In an earth-cave.
(c) In a barn.
(d) In a well.

14. Why does the author say that Alfred failed to put some laws into writing?
(a) They were based on common sense.
(b) They were only meant for those who could not read.
(c) They only refered to those who were poor.
(d) They were based upon critical thought.

15. What two words were used in a trial by ordeal to define the seriousness of the crime?
(a) "Thricen" and "Shrine".
(b) "MIsendon" and "Candicet".
(c) "Single" and "Threefold".
(d) "Misson" and "Molten".