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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?
(a) In hope for land.
(b) In his sails.
(c) In himself.
(d) In his lord.

2. What is a compressed narrative poem?
(a) A lay.
(b) A ceasura.
(c) A prose.
(d) A kenning.

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

4. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?
(a) Byrnth.
(b) Grebes.
(c) Stolkharth.
(d) Constantine.

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Halga.
(b) Ecgtheow.
(c) Hygd.
(d) Wealhtheow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?

2. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?

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

4. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?

5. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?

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