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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Example and Exhortation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the wanderer's "best source of comfort lie"?
(a) In his sails.
(b) In himself.
(c) In hope for land.
(d) In his lord.

2. What does Beowulf give to Wiglaf to signify Wiglaf's rise to king?
(a) A sword.
(b) A banner.
(c) A goblet.
(d) A necklace.

3. What century was it when pagan Germanic tribesman "swarmed" into England?
(a) 7th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 6th.
(d) 4th.

4. According to The Laws of Wihtred, who is free from taxation?
(a) Knights.
(b) The Bards.
(c) The Church.
(d) Scops.

5. In how many "key relationships" did the heart of the Anglo-Saxon society lay?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Bede born?

2. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?

3. What was the name of the first book that King Alfred translated into the vernacular?

4. In "The Wanderer," from whom does the wanderer plead for pity and mercy?

5. What is the oldest surviving poem written in Old English?

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