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Respond to ONE of the following essay questions with a well-written, organized, college level paragraph.  Please note that you do NOT get extra credit for answering additional questions. A.  Write a paragraph discussing the role of comitatus in “The Dream of the Rood” and Beowulf. Who displays it?  How is it displayed?   B.  Write a paragraph discussing the Anglo-Saxon concept of fate/destiny in “The Dream of the Rood” and Beowulf.  How do the main characters think of fate?  How does it direct their actions?

Respond to ONE of the following essay questions with a well-written, organized, college level paragraph.  Please note that you do NOT get extra credit for answering additional questions.   A.  In the poem Beowulf, the hero fights three monsters.  Write a paragraph discussing the three monsters and what they represent.   B. Write a paragraph discussing at least one heroic trait of the cross in “The Dream of the Rood” and at least three heroic traits of the main character in Beowulf.

What narrative pattern involves a character undertaking a quest, facing challenges, and returning transformed?

Who are the two narrators of “The Dream of the Rood”? 

In “The General Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales,  Chaucer describes the Knight as

What term in Anglo-Saxon law refers to compensation paid for injury or death to prevent feuds?

What concept does “wyrd” refer to in Anglo-Saxon literature?

What was the name of the mead hall in Beowulf? 

Name as many parts of the heptarchy as you can.  You get one point per correct part.

To which shrine are the pilgrims in “The Canterbury Tales” traveling to pay their respects?