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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. At what age (the boys' age) did Irish monks begin to train Anglo-Saxon boys as novices?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

2. In the stanza beginning "I'm a strange creature," what does the strange creature state it satisfies?
(a) Women.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Thirst.
(d) Cravings.

3. In "The Husband's Message" how many times does the husband remind his wife of their oath of marriage?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 1 time.
(d) 10 times.

4. During the conversation between the teacher and the fowler, what do readers find out the fowler "does" to birds "in many ways"?
(a) Entrances them.
(b) Entices them.
(c) Damages them.
(d) Fools them.

5. What position was Candidus set to take up in Gaul?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Senior churchman.
(c) Cardinal.
(d) Senior monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?

2. In "Cuthbert's Death and Disinterment," what type of home did Cuthbert seek out?

3. Who raided Lindisfarne on June 8, 793?

4. Where, according to the excerpt from "The History of the English Church and People," had the slaves that Gregory saw hail from?

5. What does Beowulf use to fight Grendel?

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