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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

3. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?
(a) Wulfstan.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Canute.
(d) Kent.

4. What is the name of the man that Beowulf challenges to a swimming race?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Wiglaf.
(c) Brecca.
(d) Hrunting.

5. According to the introduction to the Heroic Poems section, what do heroic poems link our Anglo-Saxon ancestors to?
(a) European origins.
(b) Geatland origins.
(c) Dutch origins.
(d) French origins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "wergild" mean?

2. What does the author in the introduction to the Heroic Poems section state is the "finest expression of the code" (the Germanic Heroic code)?

3. What does Hrothgar promise Beowulf for killing Grendel?

4. 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?

5. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?

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