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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the "Grant of Land at Crediton," the king of what area gave land to be used for a monastary?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) West Saxons.
(c) South Danes.
(d) Ireland.

2. How many stress patterns does all Old English poetry contain?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 4.

3. What object was given "store" as seen in "Beowulf" and named to a recipient in one king's will?
(a) Goblet.
(b) Sword.
(c) Shield.
(d) Throne chair.

4. Where does the introduction of "I Saw a Strange Creature..." say riddles similar to the semi-metaphorical riddles of the "Exeter Book" occur?
(a) Writings of the Pearl Poet.
(b) Chaucer's texts.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) The Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The riddles are described as being both "witty and obscene," and they are given this name?

2. What sickness does "Bald's Leechbook" address in the opening line?

3. What does the first object in "Thirty-One Riddles" plunge through?

4. What physical feature did Gregory state made the name of the "Angles" appropriate?

5. Who was the leading astronomer during the period when Old English became a "vehicle capable of expressing scientific thought"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the author of the introduction to "I Saw A Creature...," what "relief" does the author state is found in Anglo-Saxon riddles?

2. What are a few of the "problems" that "Bald's Leechbook" addresses?

3. What is the basic subject matter of Anglo-Saxon riddles?

4. What was the purpose of "An Estate Memorandum"?

5. What were some of the things that Boniface did when he worked as a missionary between 722 and 752?

6. What was the reason that many Anglos found it necessary to learn the English language?

7. Where was the greatest amount of scientific prose found in Anglo-Saxon literature?

8. What are the twelve charms?

9. What are the four things that the shepherd does every day?

10. In what ways was the runic alphabet used throughout Anglo-Saxon history?

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