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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men does Grendel murder on his first attack on the mead-hall?
(a) 15.
(b) 1.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Hygd.
(b) Wealhtheow.
(c) Ecgtheow.
(d) Halga.

3. In what year did Pope Gregory invite Augustine to convert the English to Christianity?
(a) 478.
(b) 238.
(c) 342.
(d) 597.

4. Who is the first century Roman historian that the author claims is the best source for "information about Germanic tribes"?
(a) Tacitus.
(b) Herodotus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

5. According to Byrhthelm in "The Battle of Maldon," who alone can say who would control the battle field?
(a) The peasantry.
(b) God.
(c) The queen.
(d) He, himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?

2. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?

3. How many people witnessed the opening of Cuthbert's coffin at Durham Cathedral?

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

5. What does the word "wergild" mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the main theme of the poem "The Wanderer"?

2. What purpose did the scop have in Anglo-Saxon history?

3. What does Beowulf say about his upcoming battle with Grendel?

4. What must Beowulf do to kill Grendel's mother?

5. What were some of the earliest codes found to survive from the kingdom of Kent (690-725)?

6. To whom is Grendel related and why is this important?

7. What does Beowulf do right after killing Grendel's mother?

8. What did King Edwin say must be done before he would accept the Christian faith?

9. What were the many reasons that Bede was renowned?

10. Why does the author of the introduction to "The Elegies" state that "The Ruin" is "an antiquarian's delight"?

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