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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Byrhthelm in "The Battle of Maldon," who alone can say who would control the battle field?
(a) The queen.
(b) The peasantry.
(c) He, himself.
(d) God.

3. What causes Beowulf's death?
(a) Dragon bite.
(b) Dragon fire.
(c) He drowns in the ocean.
(d) He falls from a cliff.

4. How many men does Grendel murder just before his fight with Beowulf?
(a) 5.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 1.

5. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Hope.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Saddness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Beowulf from?

2. What is the author of "The Wanderer" searching for in his elegy?

3. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?

4. What is Grendel unable to approach in Heorot?

5. Who does the author in the introduction to the Laws section say, "most of us" need to turn to in order to "establish the exact wording of a law"?

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