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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. Where, according to the excerpt from "The History of the English Church and People," had the slaves that Gregory saw hail from?
(a) Northumberland.
(b) Britian.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

2. In what century did Old English become a "vehicle capable of expressing scientific thought"?
(a) 5th.
(b) 12th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 8th.

3. What is the name of "one of the most popular philosophical books of the Middle Ages"? (According to the author of the introduction.)
(a) "Ancient Beliefs and Modern Philosophies."
(b) "Consolation of Philosophy."
(c) "Intermediate Teachings of Higher Thought."
(d) "Justifications of Philosophical Thought."

4. In what year was the "Exeter Book" bequeathed to the Cathedral Library?
(a) 758.
(b) 1072.
(c) 874.
(d) 998.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "What use is the abundance of books if there are none to read and understand them?"

2. In "A Colloquy" what profession does the pupil have?

3. What object was given "store" as seen in "Beowulf" and named to a recipient in one king's will?

4. What position was Candidus set to take up in Gaul?

5. According to Aelfric, who was "cruelly martyred" in 870 after he refused to give the Danes "wergild"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the appearance of the slaves that Gregory I came across prior to becoming Pope.

4. To whose writings are the Anglo-Saxon riddles compared?

5. What does the ploughman say his day is spent doing?

6. Why does the author to the introduction of "I Saw a Strange Creature..." state that Anglo-Saxon riddles "satisfy us both as enigmas and as poems"?

7. In what ways was the "Exeter Book" used prior to the book's importance being known?

8. What happened to the letters that survived pre-Conquest England?

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

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

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