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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 does Aelfric say is revealed when Christ performs miracles through saints?
(a) True faith.
(b) Dedication.
(c) Power of God.
(d) Trust.

2. How many times a day does the shepard milk his sheep?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) Once.
(d) Never- he doesn't own sheep.

3. How many poems are included in the canon of the "Exeter Book"?
(a) 96.
(b) 114.
(c) 52.
(d) 78.

4. Why does the author say that Alfred failed to put some laws into writing?
(a) They were based upon critical thought.
(b) They were only meant for those who could not read.
(c) They were based on common sense.
(d) They only refered to those who were poor.

5. What does the first object in "Thirty-One Riddles" plunge through?
(a) Wind.
(b) Minds.
(c) Brush.
(d) Waves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the prior of the monastery at Dol Brittany in 924?

2. What is the name of "one of the most popular philosophical books of the Middle Ages"? (According to the author of the introduction.)

3. In what year did Alcuin of York leave England at the request of Charlemagne?

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

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

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