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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charms and Remedies, and Allegory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Battle of Maldon," who "over-confidently allowed the Danes to cross the causeway"?
(a) King Alfred.
(b) Bede.
(c) King of Wessex.
(d) Byrhtnoth.

2. What does "eorpan motor" mean?
(a) Mother of earth.
(b) Exiled man.
(c) Mother's ear.
(d) Eastern light.

3. Who is the first of the "Three Charms" against?
(a) A snake.
(b) A dog.
(c) A tree.
(d) A wen.

4. What poem is described by the author as "an antiquarian's delight"?
(a) The Wanderer.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) Wulf.
(d) The Ruin.

5. In King Alfred's preface to "St. Gregory's 'Pastoral Care,' who does he "bids greet"?
(a) Bede.
(b) Rominast.
(c) Humber.
(d) Bishop Waerferth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the answer to the "best known riddle in this genre" (Anglo-Saxon literature)?

2. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?

3. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?

4. What is the subject and tone of Anglo-Saxon riddles?

5. In what year was Cuthbert's coffin opened in Durham Cathedral?

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