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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elegies, and Exploration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Grief.
(d) Saddness.

2. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.
(b) Canons.
(c) Written anthologies.
(d) Word of mouth.

3. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?
(a) His wife.
(b) God.
(c) His lord.
(d) The sea.

4. In "Germania," what is stated as the reason a chief fights?
(a) For family.
(b) For victory.
(c) For his king.
(d) For his father.

5. 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?
(a) 25 sceattas.
(b) 80 sceattas.
(c) 100 sceattas.
(d) 50 sceattas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?

2. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?

3. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?

4. Other than paying six shillings to his lord for riding "on his own business on that day," what can a servant choose as his punishment?

5. What is a compressed narrative poem?

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