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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epic: Beowulf.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 50 sceattas.
(d) 80 sceattas.

2. Who is jealous of Beowulf?
(a) Wiglaf.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Hrunting.
(d) Unferth.

3. What "paths" must the wanderer follow given "fate is inflexible"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Fate.
(c) Exile.
(d) Wyrd.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?

2. How many men does Grendel murder just before his fight with Beowulf?

3. What is the name of the hero in "The Finnesburh Fragment"?

4. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

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

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