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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. In "Germania," what is stated as the reason a chief fights?
(a) For victory.
(b) For his king.
(c) For family.
(d) For his father.

2. What is the name of the High Priest who "replied without hesitation in "King Edwin's Council"?
(a) Coifi.
(b) Paulinus.
(c) Derwent.
(d) Flambert.

3. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?
(a) 2 from "each side".
(b) 1 from "each side".
(c) 4 from "each side".
(d) 3 from "each side".

4. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Wiglaf.
(d) Hrethric.

5. What is the name of the man that Beowulf challenges to a swimming race?
(a) Hrunting.
(b) Brecca.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Wiglaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Boniface born?

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

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

4. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?

5. In what year was Bede born?

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