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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charters, Tracts, and Wills.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
(a) Halga.
(b) Ecgtheow.
(c) Hygd.
(d) Wealhtheow.

2. Who was the patron saint of Northumbria?
(a) Cuthbert.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Renche.
(d) Bede.

3. In the stanza that begins "I saw a creature," what sticks out behind the creature?
(a) A row of spines.
(b) His foot.
(c) His stomach.
(d) His tail.

4. In a trial by ordeal, which rule speaks to the fine one would pay if found invalid and having broken the rules of the trial by ordeal?
(a) 1.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. One of the riddles in the "Exeter Book" was used "to show the way in which the runic alphabet was a kind of"?
(a) Artifact.
(b) Conundrum.
(c) Useless knowledge.
(d) Gospel.

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 is named in the opening line of "A Grant of Land at Crediton"?

3. What two words were used in a trial by ordeal to define the seriousness of the crime?

4. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?

5. In what year was Boniface born?

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