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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 Aelfric say is revealed when Christ performs miracles through saints?

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

3. Where was Boniface leading a mission when he was killed?

4. What do some believe the "Exeter Book" has been used as in the past?

5. In "A Colloquy" what profession does the pupil have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Christianity quickly became the superior religion for Anglo-Saxons. What did Christianity hold for Anglos? Why was it found to be superior to previous religious thought?

Essay Topic 3

"Beowulf" has distinct imagery associated with light and dark. Choose three light images in the text; define the image, and show the contrasting dark image. Please explain the images use in the text. What purpose do the images serve?

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