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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kingdom of God.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?
(a) The sea.
(b) His wife.
(c) God.
(d) His lord.

2. In "The Ruin," what does the author name as "wondrous" and "wrecked by fate"?
(a) A whale-path.
(b) A love lost.
(c) A stone-wall.
(d) An affair.

3. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?
(a) 8th.
(b) 10th.
(c) 5th.
(d) 7th.

4. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?
(a) The spires.
(b) The sky.
(c) The gables.
(d) The pits of Hell.

5. In "The Battle of Maldon," who does Byrhtnoth order to dismount?
(a) The priest.
(b) Every warrior.
(c) His bard.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "wergild" mean?

2. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?

3. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?

4. Who translated Bede's "History of the English Church and People"?

5. On Christmas Day under the rule of Augustine ten thousand people were baptized through what method?

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