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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kingdom of God.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the hero in "The Finnesburh Fragment"?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) Hengest.
(c) Hrothgar.
(d) Wyglaf.

3. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?
(a) Follow the "code".
(b) Honor God.
(c) Title them.
(d) Pay hommage to their past.

4. Who translated Bede's "History of the English Church and People"?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Sintertra.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Pound.

5. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?
(a) 1 time.
(b) 2 times.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 10 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beowulf give to Wiglaf to signify Wiglaf's rise to king?

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

3. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?

4. How many people witnessed the opening of Cuthbert's coffin at Durham Cathedral?

5. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

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