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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 do some believe the "Exeter Book" has been used as in the past?
(a) Bread and cheese board.
(b) Beer mat.
(c) Cutting Board.
(d) All of those listed.

2. What does Beowulf tear off of Grendel?
(a) His tail.
(b) His leg.
(c) His arm.
(d) His hand.

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

4. In what century was "An Estate Memorandum" written?
(a) 2nd or 3rd.
(b) 5th or 6th.
(c) 10th or 11th.
(d) 8th or 9th.

5. Where does the author state that the emotional center of "Deor" lies (which lines)?
(a) The first four lines.
(b) The first eight.
(c) The center stanza.
(d) The last eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?

2. According to Wihtred's law 9, how much money is a servant to pay if he is found guilty of working between Saturday evening and Sunday evening?

3. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?

4. According to the introduction of Example and Exhortation, what language did King Alfred learn to translate texts into the "vernacular" of?

5. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?

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