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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On Christmas Day under the rule of Augustine ten thousand people were baptized through what method?
(a) Baptism of repentance.
(b) Baptism by fire.
(c) Christening.
(d) Complete immersion.

3. What two words were used in a trial by ordeal to define the seriousness of the crime?
(a) "MIsendon" and "Candicet".
(b) "Thricen" and "Shrine".
(c) "Misson" and "Molten".
(d) "Single" and "Threefold".

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

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

6. What century was it when pagan Germanic tribesman "swarmed" into England?
(a) 4th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 7th.

7. According to the author in the introduction what (other than "Beowulf") is the best -known Anglo-Saxon poem?
(a) "The Seafarer."
(b) "The Wife's Lament."
(c) "The Wanderer."
(d) "The Husband's Message."

8. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?
(a) Knights.
(b) Scops.
(c) The Church.
(d) The Bards.

9. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?
(a) God.
(b) His wife.
(c) The sea.
(d) His lord.

10. What adjective does the poet of "The Seafarer" use to describe the song that he sings of himself?
(a) Dorment.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) True.

11. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?
(a) Grebes.
(b) Stolkharth.
(c) Byrnth.
(d) Constantine.

12. Who is Grendel a descendant of?
(a) Cain.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) God.
(d) Lucifer.

13. Who was the patron saint of Northumbria?
(a) Bede.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Cuthbert.
(d) Renche.

14. In what year was Cuthbert's coffin opened in Durham Cathedral?
(a) 1005.
(b) 985.
(c) 1104.
(d) 1010.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?

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

4. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?

5. According to Byrhthelm in "The Battle of Maldon," who alone can say who would control the battle field?

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