The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Kevin Crossley-Holland
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The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Kevin Crossley-Holland
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 116 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sermon, and Destiny.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the "metrical irregularity" of the charms point to?
(a) A written tradition.
(b) A Norse tradition.
(c) An oral tradition.
(d) A Celtic tradition.

3. What was the name of the man who witnessed Bede's death?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Stevan.
(c) Wilbert.
(d) Timothy.

4. Where did the act of freeing a slave take place to "prevent subsequent violation"?
(a) At an alter.
(b) In the town square.
(c) In a court.
(d) At the lord's home.

5. What are "oratores"?
(a) Oath-takers.
(b) Sermon-speakers.
(c) Prayer-men.
(d) Holy writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age (the boys' age) did Irish monks begin to train Anglo-Saxon boys as novices?

2. According to the introduction to "Greetings in Christ," who possessed "the sword of Constantine the Great"?

3. What does the author in the introduction to the Heroic Poems section state is the "finest expression of the code" (the Germanic Heroic code)?

4. What is the name of the book that the author claims to be the earliest and most substantial work of scientific prose?

5. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

(see the answer key)

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