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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. What kingdom does the author of the introduction to "Greetings in Christ" say the "boys" came from?
(a) South Daneland.
(b) Lul.
(c) Deira.
(d) Northumbria.

2. 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) Fools them.
(d) Damages them.

3. According to the introduction to "Greetings in Christ," who possessed "the sword of Constantine the Great"?
(a) St. Maurice.
(b) Alan the Geat.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Aethelstan.

4. 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) Stoning.
(b) Flogging.
(c) Pressing.
(d) Imprisonment.

5. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) Canons.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.
(d) Written anthologies.

Short Answer Questions

1. At dawn what is the first thing that the ploughman does in the morning?

2. How many of Boniface's letters survive today (at the printing of the text)?

3. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

4. What was the first use of the runic alphabet?

5. What does Beowulf give to Wiglaf to signify Wiglaf's rise to king?

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