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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the moth devour in "Thirty-One Riddles"?

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

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

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

5. What was the first English secular biography?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the fisherman state that he would not wish to fish for whales?

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

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

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

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

9. How does the merchant justify his worth to the teacher?

10. Who wrote many of the letters that survived pre-Conquest England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Beowulf and Grendel. How do each epitomize good and evil?

Essay Topic 2

What were the characteristics of typical Anglo-Saxon literature? What did the Anglos look for in their heroes? What did Anglos parts of a man's character were praised by the Anglo-Saxons?

Essay Topic 3

What seems to be an embedded theme throughout all of Anglo-Saxon texts? What theme is addressed in all of the examples provided in "The Anglo-Saxon World"? Support your answer drawing from at least one text from each of the sections.

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