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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Christmas Day under the rule of Augustine ten thousand people were baptized through what method?
(a) Baptism of repentance.
(b) Baptism by fire.
(c) Christening.
(d) Complete immersion.

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?
(a) Hell's Hall.
(b) Hroegrath.
(c) Heorot.
(d) Hrendrelth.

3. What was the name of the man who witnessed Bede's death?
(a) Timothy.
(b) Wilbert.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Stevan.

4. What is the name of the man that Beowulf challenges to a swimming race?
(a) Wiglaf.
(b) Brecca.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrunting.

5. Whose arrival signaled the Golden Age of Northumbria?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Bede.
(d) Celtic monks.

6. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?
(a) Prince Kent.
(b) Duke Sententon.
(c) Earl Thorkel.
(d) King Alfred.

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

8. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?
(a) 8th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 5th.

9. What does Beowulf tear off of Grendel?
(a) His hand.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His tail.

10. 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) Canons.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Written anthologies.

11. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?
(a) Scops.
(b) The Church.
(c) Knights.
(d) The Bards.

12. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Wiglaf.
(d) Hrethric.

13. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?
(a) 7th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 6th.

14. Who does Hrothgar know from Beowulf's family?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

15. What causes Beowulf's death?
(a) Dragon fire.
(b) He drowns in the ocean.
(c) Dragon bite.
(d) He falls from a cliff.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to Byrhthelm in "The Battle of Maldon," who alone can say who would control the battle field?

4. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?

5. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

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