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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 is the name of the woman who "begged men from Cwaespatric"?

2. Who was the prior of the monastery at Dol Brittany in 924?

3. How many of Boniface's letters survive today (at the printing of the text)?

4. What object was given "store" as seen in "Beowulf" and named to a recipient in one king's will?

5. How many charters and grants survive from the Anglo-Saxon period?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Kennings and alliteration were used throughout Beowulf and the Elegies. Why was the use of both poetic devices important to the oral tradition of Anglo-Saxon literature? In what ways did the use of kennings and alliteration help to insure the passage of the tales throughout time?

Essay Topic 3

Religion seemed to have saved the lives of many a seafaring man. Compare the religious thought in both "The Wanderer" and "The Seafarer." How are the authors' thoughts similar? In what ways was religion necessary for survival?

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