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  1. Q1. How did the poet Cynewulf 'sign' his poems, making him one of the few identifiable authors of the Old English period?
  2. Q2. Which of the following poems is part of the 'signed' Cynewulf canon?
  3. Q3. In the poem 'Elene,' who is the Roman Emperor that experiences a vision of the Cross before a crucial battle?
  4. Q4. Which manuscript contains Cynewulf’s poem 'The Fates of the Apostles'?
  5. Q5. The poem 'Juliana' tells the story of a virgin martyr who resists marriage to which pagan official?
  6. Q6. What is the primary subject of Cynewulf’s 'Christ II' (also known as 'The Ascension')?
  7. Q7. In 'The Fates of the Apostles,' Cynewulf uses which genre to describe the lives and deaths of the twelve apostles?
  8. Q8. What character does Juliana physically and spiritually defeat while imprisoned in Cynewulf's 'Juliana'?
  9. Q9. Which dialect of Old English is most commonly associated with the surviving copies of Cynewulf’s work?
  10. Q10. In 'Elene,' what is the name of the Jewish man who eventually reveals the location of the True Cross?
  11. Q11. Which of the following is a major stylistic difference between the 'Cædmonian' and 'Cynewulfian' schools of poetry?
  12. Q12. In the runic signature of Cynewulf, the 'C' (Cen) rune often represents which of the following in the context of the poem?
  13. Q13. Cynewulf's 'Christ II' is based largely on a homily by which Latin Father?
  14. Q14. In 'Elene,' how does Elene distinguish the True Cross from the two crosses of the thieves?
  15. Q15. The 'signed' poems of Cynewulf total exactly how many surviving works?
  16. Q16. What is the 'mancus' often mentioned in the runic passages of Cynewulf's signatures related to?
  17. Q17. In 'The Fates of the Apostles,' Cynewulf requests what from his audience?
  18. Q18. Which theological concept of 'leaps' (the steps of Christ’s life) is central to 'Christ II'?
  19. Q19. The poem 'Andreas,' though unsigned, is often called 'Cynewulfian' because of its close stylistic similarity to which poem?
  20. Q20. Cynewulf's poetry is generally dated to which century?