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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times a day does the shepard milk his sheep?
(a) 3 times.
(b) Once.
(c) Never- he doesn't own sheep.
(d) 2 times.

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

3. What is the traditional kenning for a wife?
(a) Home-taker.
(b) Child-bearer.
(c) Peace-weaver.
(d) Care-granter.

4. In the "Grant of Land at Crediton," the king of what area gave land to be used for a monastary?
(a) South Danes.
(b) West Saxons.
(c) Ireland.
(d) Northumberland.

5. In "A Colloquy" what does the pupil say he prefer to ignorance?
(a) To be imprisoned.
(b) To be mute.
(c) To be exiled.
(d) To be flogged.

6. What were "embedded" in 10th and 11th century manuscripts that were defined as short incantations?
(a) Twelve charms.
(b) Four humors.
(c) Nine decending levels.
(d) Six "knowns."

7. What was the name of the monk in the monastery at Ramsey who complied a handbook on computus?
(a) Synthegrth.
(b) Stephen.
(c) Detriech.
(d) Byrhtferth.

8. According to Aelfric, who was "cruelly martyred" in 870 after he refused to give the Danes "wergild"?
(a) St. Edmund.
(b) St. Roslin.
(c) St. Matthew.
(d) St. Peter.

9. What was the name of the most powerful English king "prior to Alfred"?
(a) Frestern.
(b) Leunstead.
(c) Stewenard.
(d) Offa.

10. What position was Candidus set to take up in Gaul?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Senior churchman.
(c) Senior monk.
(d) Cardinal.

11. What physical feature did Gregory state made the name of the "Angles" appropriate?
(a) Their faces.
(b) Their hair.
(c) Their hands.
(d) Their bowed heads.

12. At dawn what is the first thing that the ploughman does in the morning?
(a) Feed the cattle.
(b) Drive oxen to field.
(c) Milk the goats.
(d) Start a fire.

13. At the time of the meeting between the teacher and the hunter, why had the hunter not hunted "today"?
(a) The lord of the region forbid hunting.
(b) He broke his arm and can no longer hunt.
(c) He has been ill.
(d) It was Sunday.

14. Who is the first of the "Three Charms" against?
(a) A dog.
(b) A snake.
(c) A tree.
(d) A wen.

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

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 sickness does "Bald's Leechbook" address in the opening line?

3. According to the introduction to "Greetings in Christ," who possessed "the sword of Constantine the Great"?

4. Whose power does the opening line of "For a Swarm of Bees" recognize?

5. In what year did Alcuin of York leave England at the request of Charlemagne?

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