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

2. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?
(a) 15 shillings.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 25 shilings.
(d) 75 shillings.

3. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?
(a) In a barn.
(b) In a well.
(c) In a foreign castle.
(d) In an earth-cave.

4. What is Grendel unable to approach in Heorot?
(a) The throne.
(b) The queen.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) The banner.

5. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?
(a) True.
(b) Angry.
(c) Dorment.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Beowulf's death?

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

3. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?

4. In "Cuthbert's Death and Disinterment," what type of home did Cuthbert seek out?

5. At what age (the boys' age) did Irish monks begin to train Anglo-Saxon boys as novices?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the topic of the six "so-called Elegies"?

2. What were the two key relationships at the heart of Anglo-Saxon society?

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

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

5. Why was Hrothgar forced to close Heorot?

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

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

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

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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