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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?
(a) 50 shillings.
(b) 75 shillings.
(c) 25 shilings.
(d) 15 shillings.

2. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) Written anthologies.
(b) Canons.
(c) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.
(d) Word of mouth.

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

4. What is the name of the hero in "The Finnesburh Fragment"?
(a) Hrothgar.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Hengest.
(d) Wyglaf.

5. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?
(a) Dorment.
(b) Angry.
(c) True.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?

2. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?

3. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?

4. What causes Beowulf's death?

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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