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

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

3. Who raided Lindisfarne on June 8, 793?
(a) Vikings.
(b) Pagan heathens.
(c) Christians.
(d) Celtic monks.

4. How many stress patterns does all Old English poetry contain?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what century was "An Estate Memorandum" written?

2. In "Greetings in Christ," what does the author of the section say are susceptible to the "wear and tear of centuries"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways was the "Exeter Book" used prior to the book's importance being known?

2. Where was the greatest amount of scientific prose found in Anglo-Saxon literature?

3. Why did Pope Gregory I write a letter to Candidus?

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

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

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

7. What are the twelve charms?

8. Why were some Anglo-Saxon women known by the kenning "peace-weaver"?

9. What were some of the things that Boniface did when he worked as a missionary between 722 and 752?

10. What does the ploughman say his day is spent doing?

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