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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?
(a) A whale-path.
(b) An affair.
(c) A love lost.
(d) A stone-wall.

2. In "The Battle of Maldon," who does Byrhtnoth order to dismount?
(a) Every warrior.
(b) His bard.
(c) The priest.
(d) His wife.

3. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?
(a) Mashed grains.
(b) Consecrated wine.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Saturated wheat.

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

5. In what book are the "six so-called Elegies" found?
(a) Cathedral Chronicles.
(b) Byron's Canon.
(c) Chronicles of Wyrd.
(d) Exeter.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Byrhthelm in "The Battle of Maldon," who alone can say who would control the battle field?

2. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

3. What is a compressed narrative poem?

4. Where does the author state that the emotional center of "Deor" lies (which lines)?

5. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?

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