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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?
(a) 12th century.
(b) 10th century.
(c) 8th century.
(d) 5th century.

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

3. 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) 25 sceattas.
(c) 80 sceattas.
(d) 100 sceattas.

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

5. What does the word "wergild" mean?
(a) A families land.
(b) The naming of a bard.
(c) The succession of kinship.
(d) A man's value.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?

4. What is a compressed narrative poem?

5. What does "The Seafarer" learn that ships are homes of?

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