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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sermon, and Destiny.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the "metrical irregularity" of the charms point to?
(a) A Norse tradition.
(b) An oral tradition.
(c) A written tradition.
(d) A Celtic tradition.

2. What does the author, in the introduction to "Sermon," state as the most impressive sermon of the age?
(a) "Wulfstan's Bellatores."
(b) "Sermo Lupi."
(c) "Bede's Laboratores."
(d) "Bede's Oratores."

3. What was the first use of the runic alphabet?
(a) Magic.
(b) Education of slaves.
(c) Education of children.
(d) Rituals.

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

5. What was the name of the man who witnessed Bede's death?
(a) Wilbert.
(b) Stevan.
(c) Alfred.
(d) Timothy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Battle of Maldon," who does Byrhtnoth order to dismount?

2. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?

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

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

5. In "Deor", what did Weland "well know about"?

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