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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the man who witnessed Bede's death?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Stevan.
(c) Wilbert.
(d) Timothy.

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

4. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 10th century.
(c) 8th century.
(d) 5th century.

5. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?
(a) A whale-path.
(b) An affair.
(c) A stone-wall.
(d) A love lost.

6. In what year was Bede born?
(a) 673.
(b) 682.
(c) 609.
(d) 668.

7. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?
(a) 100.
(b) 50.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

8. At what age (the boys' age) did Irish monks begin to train Anglo-Saxon boys as novices?
(a) 11.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

9. How many people witnessed the opening of Cuthbert's coffin at Durham Cathedral?
(a) 25.
(b) 46.
(c) 13.
(d) 67.

10. According to the author of the introduction to The Elegies, what do many Anglo-Saxon poems fail to have a "sufficient frame" of?
(a) Truth.
(b) Mood.
(c) Reference.
(d) Time.

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

12. How many men does Grendel murder just before his fight with Beowulf?
(a) 15.
(b) 1.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

13. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Saddness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Hope.

14. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?
(a) Victory.
(b) Honor.
(c) Hommage.
(d) Exile.

15. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?

2. Wihtred was king over what people?

3. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?

4. Besides "The Wife's Lament," what is the only other Anglo-Saxon poem written by a woman?

5. What causes Beowulf's death?

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