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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. In late Anglo-Saxon England, what were women at liberty to accept or reject?
(a) Exile based upon family err.
(b) Financial proposals.
(c) Their children.
(d) Marriage suitors.

2. Where was Boniface leading a mission when he was killed?
(a) Lul.
(b) Fulrad.
(c) Frisia.
(d) Northumbrian.

3. What is the traditional kenning for a wife?
(a) Care-granter.
(b) Peace-weaver.
(c) Home-taker.
(d) Child-bearer.

4. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 10 times.
(c) 1 time.
(d) 2 times.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raided Lindisfarne on June 8, 793?

2. What kingdom does the author of the introduction to "Greetings in Christ" say the "boys" came from?

3. In what year was the "terrible winter" in "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"?

4. Where did the act of freeing a slave take place to "prevent subsequent violation"?

5. In "The Wife's Lament," where is the wife forced to live?

(see the answer key)

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