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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through I Saw a Strange Creature . . ..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Other than paying six shillings to his lord for riding "on his own business on that day," what can a servant choose as his punishment?
(a) Imprisonment.
(b) Pressing.
(c) Stoning.
(d) Flogging.

3. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 100.
(d) 10.

4. In what year did Pope Gregory pen a letter to Candidus?
(a) 410.
(b) 603.
(c) 595.
(d) 557.

5. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?
(a) Duke Sententon.
(b) Prince Kent.
(c) Earl Thorkel.
(d) King Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?

4. According to the introduction to "Greetings in Christ," who possessed "the sword of Constantine the Great"?

5. Who "asked" the best known riddle of the Anglo-Saxon riddles?

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