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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. In "Greetings in Christ," what does the author of the section say are susceptible to the "wear and tear of centuries"?
(a) Poems.
(b) Letters.
(c) Christian thought.
(d) Sermens.

2. In King Alfred's preface to "St. Gregory's 'Pastoral Care,' who does he "bids greet"?
(a) Bede.
(b) Humber.
(c) Bishop Waerferth.
(d) Rominast.

3. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?
(a) In hope for land.
(b) In his lord.
(c) In his sails.
(d) In himself.

4. Where does the introduction of "I Saw a Strange Creature..." say riddles similar to the semi-metaphorical riddles of the "Exeter Book" occur?
(a) Chaucer's texts.
(b) Writings of the Pearl Poet.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Beowulf.

5. What is the name of the monastery spoken of in "Caedmon's Vision"?
(a) Dominion.
(b) Frentage.
(c) Mantre.
(d) Whitby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the godson of Aethelstan?

2. What was the name of the man who witnessed Bede's death?

3. How many men does Grendel murder just before his fight with Beowulf?

4. What is the name of the island that Cuthbert died on?

5. What century was it when pagan Germanic tribesman "swarmed" into England?

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