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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Example and Exhortation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the monastery spoken of in "Caedmon's Vision"?
(a) Dominion.
(b) Frentage.
(c) Whitby.
(d) Mantre.

2. Who does the author in the introduction to the Laws section say, "most of us" need to turn to in order to "establish the exact wording of a law"?
(a) A barrister.
(b) A law writer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A solicitor.

3. According to the introduction of Example and Exhortation, what language did King Alfred learn to translate texts into the "vernacular" of?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Celtic.
(d) Druid.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?

2. In what year was Bede born?

3. In "Cuthbert's Death and Disinterment," what type of home did Cuthbert seek out?

4. What does Beowulf use to fight Grendel?

5. Who translated Bede's "History of the English Church and People"?

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