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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. Who said "What use is the abundance of books if there are none to read and understand them?"
(a) Asser.
(b) Alcuin of York.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Bede.

2. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?
(a) The Bards.
(b) The Church.
(c) Scops.
(d) Knights.

3. What is the name of the High Priest who "replied without hesitation in "King Edwin's Council"?
(a) Flambert.
(b) Coifi.
(c) Paulinus.
(d) Derwent.

4. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. Wihtred was king over what people?
(a) South Dane.
(b) Geatland.
(c) Daneland.
(d) Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

2. What is the author of "The Wanderer" searching for in his elegy?

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

4. How many people witnessed the opening of Cuthbert's coffin at Durham Cathedral?

5. What causes Beowulf's death?

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