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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the "terrible winter" in "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle"?
(a) 847.
(b) 296.
(c) 631.
(d) 763.

2. What was the name of the first book that King Alfred translated into the vernacular?
(a) "Pastoral Care."
(b) "Sins and Sinners."
(c) "The Importnace of Christianity."
(d) "Historical Moments in the Catholic Church."

3. Who "asked" the best known riddle of the Anglo-Saxon riddles?
(a) The Griffin.
(b) The Centaur.
(c) The Nemean Lion.
(d) The Sphinx.

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) Writings of the Pearl Poet.
(b) Chaucer's texts.
(c) Beowulf.
(d) The Bible.

5. According to "The History of the English Church and People," how does Bede describe the complexions of the slaves seen by Gregory in the Roman marketplace?
(a) Fair.
(b) Pock-marked.
(c) Blemished.
(d) Darkened.

6. In what year did Gregory send Augustine to Kent?
(a) 781.
(b) 658.
(c) 597.
(d) 449.

7. According to the introduction of Example and Exhortation, what language did King Alfred learn to translate texts into the "vernacular" of?
(a) French.
(b) Latin.
(c) Celtic.
(d) Druid.

8. Who was the godson of Aethelstan?
(a) Alan the Great.
(b) Alucin.
(c) Constantine.
(d) Mercia.

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

10. What object was given "store" as seen in "Beowulf" and named to a recipient in one king's will?
(a) Sword.
(b) Goblet.
(c) Shield.
(d) Throne chair.

11. What was the first English secular biography?
(a) "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle."
(b) "Charlemagne."
(c) "Common Sense."
(d) "Life of King Alfred."

12. What is the name of "one of the most popular philosophical books of the Middle Ages"? (According to the author of the introduction.)
(a) "Ancient Beliefs and Modern Philosophies."
(b) "Justifications of Philosophical Thought."
(c) "Consolation of Philosophy."
(d) "Intermediate Teachings of Higher Thought."

13. Who said "What use is the abundance of books if there are none to read and understand them?"
(a) Bede.
(b) Asser.
(c) Alcuin of York.
(d) Columbia.

14. What is embedded in the hilt of the sword of Constantine the Great?
(a) A Widow's mite.
(b) A marking denoting the Annunciation.
(c) A parable from the Book of Mathew.
(d) A nail from the Cross.

15. Where did the act of freeing a slave take place to "prevent subsequent violation"?
(a) At the lord's home.
(b) At an alter.
(c) In a court.
(d) In the town square.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that the author claims to be the earliest and most substantial work of scientific prose?

2. What physical feature did Gregory state made the name of the "Angles" appropriate?

3. Who does St. Gregory thank for having teachers "among us now"?

4. In "A Colloquy" what does the pupil say he prefer to ignorance?

5. What kingdom does the author of the introduction to "Greetings in Christ" say the "boys" came from?

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