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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age (the boys' age) did Irish monks begin to train Anglo-Saxon boys as novices?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 11.

2. Who translated Bede's "History of the English Church and People"?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Sintertra.
(c) Columbia.
(d) Pound.

3. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) Written anthologies.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) Canons.
(d) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.

4. Who is jealous of Beowulf?
(a) Unferth.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Hrunting.
(d) Wiglaf.

5. How many people witnessed the opening of Cuthbert's coffin at Durham Cathedral?
(a) 13.
(b) 67.
(c) 25.
(d) 46.

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

7. What is the name of the person that "was a crucial member of a tribe or a society" and existed as "a living memory"?
(a) The jester.
(b) The scop.
(c) The clergy.
(d) The knave.

8. What does Beowulf give to Wiglaf to signify Wiglaf's rise to king?
(a) A sword.
(b) A banner.
(c) A goblet.
(d) A necklace.

9. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?
(a) 5th.
(b) 8th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 7th.

10. In what year did Pope Gregory invite Augustine to convert the English to Christianity?
(a) 342.
(b) 478.
(c) 597.
(d) 238.

11. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?
(a) King Alfred.
(b) Duke Sententon.
(c) Prince Kent.
(d) Earl Thorkel.

12. When does the author believe that "Waldere" was written?
(a) 5th century.
(b) 12th century.
(c) 8th century.
(d) 10th century.

13. How many lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?
(a) 25.
(b) 100.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

14. Where is Hrothgar's kingdom?
(a) Daneland.
(b) Hwicca.
(c) Northumbria.
(d) East Saxon.

15. In what year were Wihtred's laws issued?
(a) 1210.
(b) 524.
(c) 875.
(d) 695.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?

3. What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?

4. Whose translation of "The Wanderer" is best known?

5. In "Germania," what is stated as the reason a chief fights?

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