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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?
(a) In his lord.
(b) In hope for land.
(c) In his sails.
(d) In himself.

2. What does Beowulf use to fight Grendel?
(a) A chain.
(b) Nothing--no weapon.
(c) A dagger.
(d) A sword.

3. How many men does Grendel murder on his first attack on the mead-hall?
(a) 1.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 15.

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

5. In "Germania," what is stated as the reason a chief fights?
(a) For victory.
(b) For his king.
(c) For family.
(d) For his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?

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

3. Who is jealous of Beowulf?

4. According to the author of the introduction to The Elegies, what do many Anglo-Saxon poems fail to have a "sufficient frame" of?

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

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