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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Elegies, and Exploration.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two words were used in a trial by ordeal to define the seriousness of the crime?
(a) "Misson" and "Molten".
(b) "Single" and "Threefold".
(c) "MIsendon" and "Candicet".
(d) "Thricen" and "Shrine".

3. Why does the author say that Alfred failed to put some laws into writing?
(a) They were based on common sense.
(b) They were only meant for those who could not read.
(c) They only refered to those who were poor.
(d) They were based upon critical thought.

4. In what year were Wihtred's laws issued?
(a) 1210.
(b) 695.
(c) 875.
(d) 524.

5. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?
(a) 8th.
(b) 7th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 5th.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?

3. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?

4. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?

5. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?

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