View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Christmas Day under the rule of Augustine ten thousand people were baptized through what method?
(a) Christening.
(b) Baptism by fire.
(c) Baptism of repentance.
(d) Complete immersion.

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

3. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?
(a) Consecrated wine.
(b) Saturated wheat.
(c) Mashed grains.
(d) Bread and cheese.

4. In a trial by ordeal, which rule speaks to the fine one would pay if found invalid and having broken the rules of the trial by ordeal?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?
(a) "The Wanderer."
(b) "The Wife's Lament."
(c) "The Husband's Message."
(d) "The Seafarer."

Short Answer Questions

1. At dawn what is the first thing that the ploughman does in the morning?

2. What is the name of the island that Cuthbert died on?

3. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?

4. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

5. Whose arrival signaled the Golden Age of Northumbria?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 213 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample