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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. According to the introduction to "Greetings in Christ," who possessed "the sword of Constantine the Great"?
(a) Aethelstan.
(b) St. Maurice.
(c) Alan the Geat.
(d) Colombia.

2. In what year was Boniface born?
(a) 702.
(b) 655.
(c) 675.
(d) 698.

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

4. As the author states in the introduction to "I Saw a Creature...," what do some riddles reflect?
(a) Recollections of seafareres.
(b) The normal grind of everyday life.
(c) Memories of times at their best.
(d) The turmoil of the times.

5. What did the runic alphabet come to be used for later (after its first use)?
(a) Coding.
(b) Pagan theology.
(c) Christian theology.
(d) Identification.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the stanza that begins "I saw a creature," what sticks out behind the creature?

2. What is the alternate name that the introduction to "I Saw a Strange Creature..." gives to kennings?

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

4. What was the first English secular biography?

5. Who is named in the opening line of "A Grant of Land at Crediton"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the purpose of "An Estate Memorandum"?

3. Why do the pupils in "A Colloquy" ask to be taught Latin?

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

5. To whose writings are the Anglo-Saxon riddles compared?

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

7. What happened to the letters that survived pre-Conquest England?

8. What is the basic subject matter of Anglo-Saxon riddles?

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

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

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