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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charters, Tracts, and Wills.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?
(a) "The Wanderer."
(b) "The Seafarer."
(c) "The Wife's Lament."
(d) "The Husband's Message."

2. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?
(a) Saturated wheat.
(b) Bread and cheese.
(c) Consecrated wine.
(d) Mashed grains.

3. What is the name of the High Priest who "replied without hesitation in "King Edwin's Council"?
(a) Derwent.
(b) Paulinus.
(c) Coifi.
(d) Flambert.

4. What is the subject and tone of Anglo-Saxon riddles?
(a) Never emotional.
(b) Strictly upbeat.
(c) Commonly sad.
(d) Enormously varied.

5. Who was the patron saint of Northumbria?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Renche.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Bede.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was the "Exeter Book" bequeathed to the Cathedral Library?

2. What does the first object in "Thirty-One Riddles" plunge through?

3. What century was it when pagan Germanic tribesman "swarmed" into England?

4. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?

5. As the author states in the introduction to "I Saw a Creature...," what do some riddles reflect?

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