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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Hrothgar's kingdom?
(a) Daneland.
(b) Northumbria.
(c) East Saxon.
(d) Hwicca.

2. According to Byrhthelm in "The Battle of Maldon," who alone can say who would control the battle field?
(a) He, himself.
(b) The peasantry.
(c) God.
(d) The queen.

3. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Anger.
(d) Saddness.

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

5. In what year was Bede born?
(a) 682.
(b) 673.
(c) 668.
(d) 609.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?

2. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?

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

4. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?

5. In what year was Cuthbert's coffin opened in Durham Cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were some laws of the Anglo-Saxon period never put into writing?

2. What does Beowulf say about his upcoming battle with Grendel?

3. What must Beowulf do to kill Grendel's mother?

4. Why was Hrothgar forced to close Heorot?

5. What happened on Christmas day in 597 in Anglo-Saxon history?

6. What was the purpose of the "Easter Tables"?

7. Why does the author of the introduction to "The Elegies" state that "The Ruin" is "an antiquarian's delight"?

8. What were some of the common problems that lawmakers had to address during the Anglo-Saxon period?

9. What two things is "The Battle of Maldon" concerned with in regard to theme?

10. What were the many reasons that Bede was renowned?

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