The Anglo-Saxon World Quiz Questions | Quiz: I Saw a Strange Creature . . .

Quiz: I Saw a Strange Creature . . .

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. As the author states in the introduction to "I Saw a Creature...," what do some riddles reflect?
a) The turmoil of the times.
b) The normal grind of everyday life.
c) Memories of times at their best.
d) Recollections of seafareres.

2. What does the first object in "Thirty-One Riddles" plunge through?
a) Waves.
b) Wind.
c) Minds.
d) Brush.

3. How many poems are included in the canon of the "Exeter Book"?
a) 114.
b) 52.
c) 96.
d) 78.

4. What did the runic alphabet come to be used for later (after its first use)?
a) Pagan theology.
b) Identification.
c) Coding....
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