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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charters, Tracts, and Wills.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the woman who "begged men from Cwaespatric"?
(a) Fromberge.
(b) Slavariac.
(c) Norschairt.
(d) Geatfleda.

2. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?
(a) Title them.
(b) Honor God.
(c) Pay hommage to their past.
(d) Follow the "code".

3. In "The Battle of Maldon," who does Byrhtnoth order to dismount?
(a) His bard.
(b) The priest.
(c) Every warrior.
(d) His wife.

4. What does "he wolde fandian" mean?
(a) He fashioned the world.
(b) He traveled the world.
(c) He wanted to search.
(d) He would vanquish.

5. In what year was Cuthbert's coffin opened in Durham Cathedral?
(a) 985.
(b) 1104.
(c) 1005.
(d) 1010.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Battle of Maldon," who "over-confidently allowed the Danes to cross the causeway"?

2. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?

3. Other than paying six shillings to his lord for riding "on his own business on that day," what can a servant choose as his punishment?

4. In "Greetings in Christ," what does the author of the section say are susceptible to the "wear and tear of centuries"?

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

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