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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Laws, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?
(a) Soothslayers.
(b) Wyrds.
(c) Folk-moots.
(d) Cleric-bards,

2. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 8th century.
(c) 5th century.
(d) 10th century.

3. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?
(a) 4 from "each side".
(b) 1 from "each side".
(c) 3 from "each side".
(d) 2 from "each side".

4. According to the introduction to the Heroic Poems section, what do heroic poems link our Anglo-Saxon ancestors to?
(a) French origins.
(b) European origins.
(c) Dutch origins.
(d) Geatland origins.

5. What does the word "wergild" mean?
(a) The succession of kinship.
(b) The naming of a bard.
(c) A man's value.
(d) A families land.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?

2. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?

3. In a trial by ordeal, which rule speaks to the fine one would pay if found invalid and having broken the rules of the trial by ordeal?

4. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?

5. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?

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