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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "The Battle of Maldon," who "over-confidently allowed the Danes to cross the causeway"?
(a) King of Wessex.
(b) Bede.
(c) Byrhtnoth.
(d) King Alfred.

3. In a trial by ordeal, which rule speaks to the fine one would pay if found invalid and having broken the rules of the trial by ordeal?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

4. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?
(a) The Ruin.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) The Wanderer.
(d) Wulf.

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) 100 sceattas.
(b) 25 sceattas.
(c) 80 sceattas.
(d) 50 sceattas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides "The Wife's Lament," what is the only other Anglo-Saxon poem written by a woman?

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

3. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?

4. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?

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

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