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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. In "Cuthbert's Death and Disinterment," what type of home did Cuthbert seek out?
(a) Forbidden home.
(b) Heavenly home.
(c) Island home.
(d) Godly home.

2. Who is Grendel a descendant of?
(a) God.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Cain.

3. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?
(a) Folk-moots.
(b) Cleric-bards,
(c) Soothslayers.
(d) Wyrds.

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?
(a) 100 sceattas.
(b) 25 sceattas.
(c) 80 sceattas.
(d) 50 sceattas.

5. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Saddness.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hrothgar know from Beowulf's family?

2. On Christmas Day under the rule of Augustine ten thousand people were baptized through what method?

3. What causes Beowulf's death?

4. What is Grendel unable to approach in Heorot?

5. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?

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