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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year did Alcuin of York leave England at the request of Charlemagne?
2. What sickness does "Bald's Leechbook" address in the opening line?
3. How many stress patterns does all Old English poetry contain?
4. Who was the king, whose will is the earliest surviving of Anglo-Saxon history, preoccupied with threat by?
5. Who, living between the years 955-1020, does the author of the introduction to Example and Exhortation state was the "most significant figure in this age of religious and educational reform"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were some of the things that Boniface did when he worked as a missionary between 722 and 752?
2. Why were some Anglo-Saxon women known by the kenning "peace-weaver"?
3. What is the basic subject matter of Anglo-Saxon riddles?
4. In what ways was the "Exeter Book" used prior to the book's importance being known?
5. What happened to the letters that survived pre-Conquest England?
6. In 754, what was deemed a reminder that "some pagans were determined to resist Christianity at all costs"?
7. How does the merchant justify his worth to the teacher?
8. Who wrote many of the letters that survived pre-Conquest England?
9. Describe the three sections of "Bald's Leechbook".
10. According to the author of the introduction to "I Saw A Creature...," what "relief" does the author state is found in Anglo-Saxon riddles?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What do you believe to be the most important section of the book? Why? What does its inclusion add to the text? What would its exclusion mean to the history of Anglo-Saxon literature?
Essay Topic 2
What are the characteristics of an epic hero? In what ways does Beowulf exemplify these qualities? Be sure to describe each characteristic/quality with a direct textual example and explanation as to why Beowulf is an epic hero.
Essay Topic 3
For many years Latin was the only written language to exist for Anglo-Saxons. Why was it important for the common man to learn Latin? In what ways did the emergence of the English language benefit the Anglos? Which language did the text deem more important? Support your answer textually.
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