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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?
(a) 25 shilings.
(b) 75 shillings.
(c) 50 shillings.
(d) 15 shillings.

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

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

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

5. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?
(a) Hommage.
(b) Victory.
(c) Honor.
(d) Exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?

2. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?

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

4. Why, according to Wihtred's law number 4, will foreigners be forced to "depart from the land with their goods and their sins"?

5. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?

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