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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 lines is "The Battle of Maldon" missing at the beginning?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

2. Where does the author state that the emotional center of "Deor" lies (which lines)?
(a) The first four lines.
(b) The center stanza.
(c) The last eight.
(d) The first eight.

3. What does the Introduction to the Law section say was gagged upon when fed to Ecclesiastics if they were found guilty?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Consecrated wine.
(c) Saturated wheat.
(d) Mashed grains.

4. In "The Finnesburh Fragment," what does the first line say is "not burning"?
(a) The gables.
(b) The sky.
(c) The pits of Hell.
(d) The spires.

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 "The Battle of Maldon," who "over-confidently allowed the Danes to cross the causeway"?

2. Why does the author say that Alfred failed to put some laws into writing?

3. Other than paying six shillings to his lord for riding "on his own business on that day," what can a servant choose as his punishment?

4. According to number 19, in "Letter to the People of England," how many men are to go to church and "make supplication"?

5. Who wrote "Letter to the English"?

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