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Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature: Beowulf — Quiz

Question 3 • English Language Arts 12

Read the passage from Beowulf. The hero arose, surrounded closely by his powerful thanes. A party remained under orders to keep watch on the arms; the rest proceeded, led by their prince under Heorot’s roof. And standing on the hearth in webbed links that the smith had woven, the fine-forged mesh of his gleaming mail-shirt, resolute in his helmet, Beowulf spoke: Which word from the passage is a feature of Anglo-Saxon culture?

Answer
A
gleaming
B
thanes
C
roof
D
powerful
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