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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

2. Who was the patron saint of Northumbria?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Renche.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Bede.

3. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?
(a) Constantine.
(b) Grebes.
(c) Byrnth.
(d) Stolkharth.

4. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?
(a) In a barn.
(b) In an earth-cave.
(c) In a foreign castle.
(d) In a well.

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

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

7. What does Hrothgar promise Beowulf for killing Grendel?
(a) A wife.
(b) Kinghood.
(c) Treasure.
(d) Knighthood.

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

9. In what year did Pope Gregory invite Augustine to convert the English to Christianity?
(a) 342.
(b) 478.
(c) 238.
(d) 597.

10. What is the name of the island that Cuthbert died on?
(a) Geatland Isle.
(b) Great Farne.
(c) Viestiern.
(d) Frumberia.

11. What is the date of Bede's death?
(a) May 25, 735.
(b) December 25, 631.
(c) October 28, 739.
(d) January 4, 704.

12. What does Beowulf give to Wiglaf to signify Wiglaf's rise to king?
(a) A goblet.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A banner.
(d) A sword.

13. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?
(a) 2 from "each side".
(b) 4 from "each side".
(c) 3 from "each side".
(d) 1 from "each side".

14. Who is jealous of Beowulf?
(a) Wiglaf.
(b) Hrunting.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrothgar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author state that the emotional center of "Deor" lies (which lines)?

2. What "paths" must the wanderer follow given "fate is inflexible"?

3. What is the name of the man that Beowulf challenges to a swimming race?

4. What is a compressed narrative poem?

5. Where is Hrothgar's kingdom?

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