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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elegies, and Exploration.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?
(a) J.R.R. Tolkien's.
(b) Socrates'.
(c) Ezra Pound's.
(d) Shakespeare's.

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

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

4. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?
(a) Grief.
(b) Saddness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Solitude.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say that Alfred failed to put some laws into writing?

2. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?

3. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?

4. Why, according to Wihtred's law number 4, will foreigners be forced to "depart from the land with their goods and their sins"?

5. Besides "The Wife's Lament," what is the only other Anglo-Saxon poem written by a woman?

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