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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were Wihtred's laws issued?
(a) 695.
(b) 524.
(c) 875.
(d) 1210.

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"?
(a) A priest.
(b) A solicitor.
(c) A barrister.
(d) A law writer.

3. Besides "The Wife's Lament," what is the only other Anglo-Saxon poem written by a woman?
(a) Wulf.
(b) The Marriage-Oath.
(c) The Promise
(d) Brazen.

4. What two words were used in a trial by ordeal to define the seriousness of the crime?
(a) "MIsendon" and "Candicet".
(b) "Misson" and "Molten".
(c) "Thricen" and "Shrine".
(d) "Single" and "Threefold".

5. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) Written anthologies.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) Canons.
(d) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Grendel a descendant of?

2. What is the author of "The Wanderer" searching for in his elegy?

3. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?

4. What does the word "wergild" mean?

5. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?

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