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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who said "What use is the abundance of books if there are none to read and understand them?"
(a) Bede.
(b) Alcuin of York.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Asser.

3. In what year was Bede born?
(a) 609.
(b) 673.
(c) 668.
(d) 682.

4. What is Grendel unable to approach in Heorot?
(a) Beowulf.
(b) The queen.
(c) The banner.
(d) The throne.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to "The Wife's Lament," what "goes side by side with those who suffer longing for a loved one"?

2. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?

3. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?

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

5. Why, according to Wihtred's law number 4, will foreigners be forced to "depart from the land with their goods and their sins"?

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