_____4. Read this brief passage from Beowulf in the modern translation by Burton Raffel. Then, answer the question that follow.
Then Beowulf rose, still brave, still strong, And with his shield at his side, and a mail shirt on his breast, Strode calmly, confi dently, toward the tower, under The rocky cliffs: no coward could have walked there! Which Anglo-Saxon social or cultural idea has most strongly influenced this passage from Beowulf? a. admiration of physical courage
b. courtly ...
The brief passage from Beowulf in the modern translation
by Burton Raffel, the Anglo-Saxon
social or cultural idea has most strongly influenced this passage from Beowulf
is admiration of physical courage. The answer is letter A.
