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

Multiple Choice 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)?
(a) "The Finnesburh Fragment."
(b) "The Battle of Maldon."
(c) "Beowulf."
(d) "Deor."

2. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 1 time.

3. What is the name of the monastery spoken of in "Caedmon's Vision"?
(a) Frentage.
(b) Dominion.
(c) Mantre.
(d) Whitby.

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

5. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?
(a) Ezra Pound's.
(b) Shakespeare's.
(c) J.R.R. Tolkien's.
(d) Socrates'.

6. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?
(a) 7th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 5th.

7. Who does Hrothgar know from Beowulf's family?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His uncle.

8. In "The Battle of Maldon," who "over-confidently allowed the Danes to cross the causeway"?
(a) Bede.
(b) King Alfred.
(c) King of Wessex.
(d) Byrhtnoth.

9. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?
(a) The Church.
(b) Knights.
(c) Scops.
(d) The Bards.

10. What does Beowulf use to fight Grendel?
(a) Nothing--no weapon.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A sword.
(d) A chain.

11. What "paths" must the wanderer follow given "fate is inflexible"?
(a) Hope.
(b) Exile.
(c) Wyrd.
(d) Fate.

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

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

14. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?
(a) His lord.
(b) His wife.
(c) God.
(d) The sea.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?

2. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?

3. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?

4. Who was the patron saint of Northumbria?

5. Who made the weapon with which Beowulf beheads Grendel's mother?

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