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

2. What is the name of the person that "was a crucial member of a tribe or a society" and existed as "a living memory"?
(a) The jester.
(b) The clergy.
(c) The knave.
(d) The scop.

3. In "The Battle of Maldon," who does Byrhtnoth order to dismount?
(a) His wife.
(b) His bard.
(c) The priest.
(d) Every warrior.

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

5. Where is Hrothgar's kingdom?
(a) Northumbria.
(b) Daneland.
(c) East Saxon.
(d) Hwicca.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?

2. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?

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

4. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?

5. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two things is "The Battle of Maldon" concerned with in regard to theme?

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

3. What was the purpose of the "Easter Tables"?

4. What is the basis of all elegies?

5. Why was Hrothgar forced to close Heorot?

6. Explain the procedure of lawsuits for Anglo-Saxons.

7. In what way were the histories and legends passed down during the Anglo-Saxon period?

8. According to the author of the introduction to "Heroic Poems," what purpose do/did the heroic poems serve historically?

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

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

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