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

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

3. What does the author in the introduction to the Heroic Poems section state is the "finest expression of the code" (the Germanic Heroic code)?
(a) "Beowulf."
(b) "The Finnesburh Fragment."
(c) "The Battle of Maldon."
(d) "Deor."

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

5. Wihtred was king over what people?
(a) Geatland.
(b) Daneland.
(c) South Dane.
(d) Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?

2. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

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

4. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?

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

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