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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Saw a Strange Creature . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beowulf tear off of Grendel?
(a) His arm.
(b) His leg.
(c) His hand.
(d) His tail.

2. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?
(a) King Alfred.
(b) Earl Thorkel.
(c) Duke Sententon.
(d) Prince Kent.

3. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?
(a) In a well.
(b) In a barn.
(c) In an earth-cave.
(d) In a foreign castle.

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

5. Who was the godson of Aethelstan?
(a) Mercia.
(b) Constantine.
(c) Alucin.
(d) Alan the Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the alternate name that the introduction to "I Saw a Strange Creature..." gives to kennings?

2. Who was the prior of the monastery at Dol Brittany in 924?

3. What does the moth devour in "Thirty-One Riddles"?

4. The riddles are described as being both "witty and obscene," and they are given this name?

5. Where is Beowulf from?

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