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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wihtred's law 9, how much money is a servant to pay if he is found guilty of working between Saturday evening and Sunday evening?
(a) 50 sceattas.
(b) 80 sceattas.
(c) 100 sceattas.
(d) 25 sceattas.

2. According to Aelfric, who was "cruelly martyred" in 870 after he refused to give the Danes "wergild"?
(a) St. Roslin.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) St. Edmund.
(d) St. Matthew.

3. What is the name of the High Priest who "replied without hesitation in "King Edwin's Council"?
(a) Coifi.
(b) Flambert.
(c) Paulinus.
(d) Derwent.

4. Who does St. Gregory thank for having teachers "among us now"?
(a) Waerferth.
(b) Greeks.
(c) God.
(d) Bede.

5. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?
(a) In hope for land.
(b) In his lord.
(c) In his sails.
(d) In himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "he wolde fandian" mean?

2. What "paths" must the wanderer follow given "fate is inflexible"?

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

4. What does the word "wergild" mean?

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

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