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

2. Whose will is the earliest surviving will of any Anglo-Saxon king?
(a) King Hreather.
(b) King Bede.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) King Alfred.

3. Who was the king, whose will is the earliest surviving of Anglo-Saxon history, preoccupied with threat by?
(a) Geats.
(b) Northumberlands.
(c) Danes.
(d) Swedes.

4. What does "he wolde fandian" mean?
(a) He fashioned the world.
(b) He traveled the world.
(c) He wanted to search.
(d) He would vanquish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "What use is the abundance of books if there are none to read and understand them?"

2. What was the first use of the runic alphabet?

3. What is "elf-shot"?

4. In what year was the "Exeter Book" bequeathed to the Cathedral Library?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the twelve charms?

2. According to the author of the introduction to "I Saw A Creature...," what "relief" does the author state is found in Anglo-Saxon riddles?

3. In what ways was the runic alphabet used throughout Anglo-Saxon history?

4. What was the reason that many Anglos found it necessary to learn the English language?

5. What are a few of the "problems" that "Bald's Leechbook" addresses?

6. What does the hunter receive in return for the beasts that he slays for his king?

7. Describe the appearance of the slaves that Gregory I came across prior to becoming Pope.

8. What are the four things that the shepherd does every day?

9. In 754, what was deemed a reminder that "some pagans were determined to resist Christianity at all costs"?

10. Describe the three sections of "Bald's Leechbook".

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