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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?
(a) Cleric-bards,
(b) Soothslayers.
(c) Folk-moots.
(d) Wyrds.

2. During what century were the Anglo-Saxons converted to Christianity?
(a) 7th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 10th.
(d) 8th.

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

4. What is the author of "The Wanderer" searching for in his elegy?
(a) A new wife.
(b) A new lord.
(c) A new ship.
(d) A new love.

5. What is a compressed narrative poem?
(a) A kenning.
(b) A ceasura.
(c) A lay.
(d) A prose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

2. According to Wihtred's law 9, how much money is a servant to pay if he is found guilty of working between Saturday evening and Sunday evening?

3. Who is jealous of Beowulf?

4. Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Caedmon state that he left the feast and went to the stables?

2. What was the order that needed to be followed to exact punishments and define laws during the Anglo-Saxon period?

3. Who was defined as the "most unfortunate man" in Anglo-Saxon society?

4. What were the two key relationships at the heart of Anglo-Saxon society?

5. What were some of the common problems that lawmakers had to address during the Anglo-Saxon period?

6. Explain the procedure of lawsuits for Anglo-Saxons.

7. What were the many reasons that Bede was renowned?

8. To whom is Grendel related and why is this important?

9. What is the Germanic Code?

10. What happened on Christmas day in 597 in Anglo-Saxon history?

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