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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the first book that King Alfred translated into the vernacular?
(a) "Sins and Sinners."
(b) "Historical Moments in the Catholic Church."
(c) "Pastoral Care."
(d) "The Importnace of Christianity."

2. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?
(a) The Wanderer.
(b) Wulf.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) The Ruin.

3. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?
(a) Pay hommage to their past.
(b) Follow the "code".
(c) Honor God.
(d) Title them.

4. What century was it when pagan Germanic tribesman "swarmed" into England?
(a) 7th.
(b) 4th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 5th.

5. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?
(a) His lord.
(b) The sea.
(c) His wife.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?

2. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?

3. What is the name of the monastery spoken of in "Caedmon's Vision"?

4. Other than paying six shillings to his lord for riding "on his own business on that day," what can a servant choose as his punishment?

5. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?

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