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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Hope.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Saddness.

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

3. What is Grendel unable to approach in Heorot?
(a) The banner.
(b) The queen.
(c) The throne.
(d) Beowulf.

4. Who does the author in the introduction to the Laws section say, "most of us" need to turn to in order to "establish the exact wording of a law"?
(a) A priest.
(b) A law writer.
(c) A solicitor.
(d) A barrister.

5. Who does Hrothgar know from Beowulf's family?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?

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

5. Who is Grendel a descendant of?

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