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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epic: Beowulf.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?
(a) 10.
(b) 100.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

5. What does the word "wergild" mean?
(a) The naming of a bard.
(b) A man's value.
(c) The succession of kinship.
(d) A families land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first century Roman historian that the author claims is the best source for "information about Germanic tribes"?

3. What does the author in the introduction to the Heroic Poems section state is the "finest expression of the code" (the Germanic Heroic code)?

4. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?

5. According to the introduction to the Heroic Poems section, what do heroic poems link our Anglo-Saxon ancestors to?

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