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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Example and Exhortation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Grendel a descendant of?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) God.
(c) Lucifer.
(d) Cain.

2. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?
(a) 25 shilings.
(b) 15 shillings.
(c) 50 shillings.
(d) 75 shillings.

3. In "A Colloquy" what profession does the pupil have?
(a) A monk.
(b) A hunter.
(c) A carpenter.
(d) A ploughman.

4. What is the name of the island that Cuthbert died on?
(a) Geatland Isle.
(b) Frumberia.
(c) Great Farne.
(d) Viestiern.

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?
(a) Hroegrath.
(b) Heorot.
(c) Hell's Hall.
(d) Hrendrelth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Hrothgar promise Beowulf for killing Grendel?

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

4. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?

5. What is the name of "one of the most popular philosophical books of the Middle Ages"? (According to the author of the introduction.)

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