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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 10.

3. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?
(a) Sad.
(b) Angry.
(c) True.
(d) Dorment.

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

5. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?
(a) Folk-moots.
(b) Wyrds.
(c) Soothslayers.
(d) Cleric-bards,

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first century Roman historian that the author claims is the best source for "information about Germanic tribes"?

2. What is the name of the person that "was a crucial member of a tribe or a society" and existed as "a living memory"?

3. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?

4. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

5. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?

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