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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Charters, Tracts, and Wills.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author in the introduction to the Laws section say, "most of us" need to turn to in order to "establish the exact wording of a law"?
(a) A law writer.
(b) A solicitor.
(c) A priest.
(d) A barrister.

2. How many shillings will it cost someone if they were to "breach the Church's protection"?
(a) 25 shilings.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 75 shillings.
(d) 15 shillings.

3. During the conversation between the teacher and the fowler, what do readers find out the fowler "does" to birds "in many ways"?
(a) Entices them.
(b) Entrances them.
(c) Damages them.
(d) Fools them.

4. Who is jealous of Beowulf?
(a) Wiglaf.
(b) Hrothgar.
(c) Unferth.
(d) Hrunting.

5. How was the history and legends of the Anglo-Saxons transmitted?
(a) Written anthologies.
(b) They were not discovered until late in the 14th century and then written down.
(c) Word of mouth.
(d) Canons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the governing assemblies from the Anglo-Saxon period?

2. According to Wihtred's law 9, how much money is a servant to pay if he is found guilty of working between Saturday evening and Sunday evening?

3. According to "The History of the English Church and People," how does Bede describe the complexions of the slaves seen by Gregory in the Roman marketplace?

4. What was the first English secular biography?

5. According to the author, what did Anglo-Saxons fail to do for their poetry?

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