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

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

3. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?
(a) Stolkharth.
(b) Grebes.
(c) Byrnth.
(d) Constantine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the author in the introduction to the Laws section say, "most of us" need to turn to in order to "establish the exact wording of a law"?

3. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

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

5. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Caedmon state that he left the feast and went to the stables?

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

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

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

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

6. Why was Hrothgar forced to close Heorot?

7. Why were some laws of the Anglo-Saxon period never put into writing?

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

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

10. What happened in 1104 regarding the opening of Cuthbert's coffin?

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