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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kingdom of God.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Beowulf from?
(a) Britland.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Geatland.
(d) England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Bede born?

2. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?

3. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?

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

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

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