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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?
(a) Kent.
(b) Canute.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Wulfstan.

2. 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.

3. In what year were Wihtred's laws issued?
(a) 524.
(b) 875.
(c) 1210.
(d) 695.

4. What is embedded in the hilt of the sword of Constantine the Great?
(a) A marking denoting the Annunciation.
(b) A parable from the Book of Mathew.
(c) A nail from the Cross.
(d) A Widow's mite.

5. In "A Colloquy" what does the pupil say he prefer to ignorance?
(a) To be flogged.
(b) To be mute.
(c) To be imprisoned.
(d) To be exiled.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?

2. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?

3. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?

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

5. What does Aelfric say is revealed when Christ performs miracles through saints?

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