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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charms and Remedies, and Allegory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first use of the runic alphabet?
(a) Magic.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Education of slaves.
(d) Education of children.

2. Who is named in the opening line of "A Grant of Land at Crediton"?
(a) Columbia.
(b) God.
(c) Bede.
(d) King Alfred.

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

4. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?
(a) 2 from "each side".
(b) 4 from "each side".
(c) 1 from "each side".
(d) 3 from "each side".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many poems are included in the canon of the "Exeter Book"?

2. As the author states in the introduction to "I Saw a Creature...," what do some riddles reflect?

3. What is a compressed narrative poem?

4. Who said "What use is the abundance of books if there are none to read and understand them?"

5. Under what circumstances could a wife obtain all of the husband's suit?

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