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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Saw a Strange Creature . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

2. Who does St. Gregory thank for having teachers "among us now"?
(a) God.
(b) Bede.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Waerferth.

3. What was the name of the most powerful English king "prior to Alfred"?
(a) Frestern.
(b) Stewenard.
(c) Leunstead.
(d) Offa.

4. What is the name of the monastery spoken of in "Caedmon's Vision"?
(a) Mantre.
(b) Dominion.
(c) Whitby.
(d) Frentage.

5. What is the author of "The Wanderer" searching for in his elegy?
(a) A new lord.
(b) A new wife.
(c) A new love.
(d) A new ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?

2. According to number 19, in "Letter to the People of England," how many men are to go to church and "make supplication"?

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

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

5. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?

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