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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) Wiglaf.
(b) Hrunting.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

2. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?
(a) The spires.
(b) The gables.
(c) The sky.
(d) The pits of Hell.

3. What does Hrothgar promise Beowulf for killing Grendel?
(a) Kinghood.
(b) A wife.
(c) Treasure.
(d) Knighthood.

4. What century was it when pagan Germanic tribesman "swarmed" into England?
(a) 5th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 4th.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?

4. Wihtred was king over what people?

5. In "Cuthbert's Death and Disinterment," what type of home did Cuthbert seek out?

(see the answer key)

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