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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kingdom of God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the island that Cuthbert died on?
(a) Great Farne.
(b) Viestiern.
(c) Geatland Isle.
(d) Frumberia.

2. At what age (the boys' age) did Irish monks begin to train Anglo-Saxon boys as novices?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

3. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?
(a) The Bards.
(b) Scops.
(c) The Church.
(d) Knights.

4. In what year did Pope Gregory invite Augustine to convert the English to Christianity?
(a) 238.
(b) 478.
(c) 342.
(d) 597.

5. What does Beowulf use to fight Grendel?
(a) A sword.
(b) A dagger.
(c) Nothing--no weapon.
(d) A chain.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the introduction to the Heroic Poems section, what do heroic poems link our Anglo-Saxon ancestors to?

2. How many men does Grendel murder just before his fight with Beowulf?

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

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

5. What is the author of "The Wanderer" searching for in his elegy?

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