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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Laws, and The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men, in a trial by ordeal, are required to test the heat of the water?
(a) 1 from "each side".
(b) 2 from "each side".
(c) 3 from "each side".
(d) 4 from "each side".

2. In a trial by ordeal, which rule speaks to the fine one would pay if found invalid and having broken the rules of the trial by ordeal?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. According to the introduction to the Heroic Poems section, what do heroic poems link our Anglo-Saxon ancestors to?
(a) Dutch origins.
(b) Geatland origins.
(c) European origins.
(d) French origins.

4. Who was "Letter to the English" meant to act as moral support for?
(a) Prince Kent.
(b) Earl Thorkel.
(c) Duke Sententon.
(d) King Alfred.

5. Who does the author of "The Battle of Brunanburh" state is a "man of discretion"?
(a) Grebes.
(b) Byrnth.
(c) Stolkharth.
(d) Constantine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Germania," what is stated as the reason a chief fights?

2. Why, according to Wihtred's law number 4, will foreigners be forced to "depart from the land with their goods and their sins"?

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

4. What two words were used in a trial by ordeal to define the seriousness of the crime?

5. During what century did the first Anglo-Saxon settlers migrate to England?

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