
1. Which of the following represents one way a historian could use the Annales Cambriae?
~ To track weather events or the progress of an epidemic. Although annals do provide dates and could provide population data, their purpose was not accuracy as understood today.
@ To track weather events or the progress of an epidemic. Although annals do provide dates and could provide population data, their purpose was not accuracy as understood today.
a. To find an in-depth analysis of an historical events.
b. To establish exact dates of important events.
*c. To track weather events or the progress of an epidemic. 
d. To collect accurate data on population size and movement.

2. The annal or chronicle was 
~ The annal or chronicle was the most common form of historical writing during the medieval period. It originated from the Roman practice of posting a public list of important events.
@ The annal or chronicle was the most common form of historical writing during the medieval period. It originated from the Roman practice of posting a public list of important events.
a. records of events kept primarily by kings.
*b. the most common form of historical writing during the medieval period.
c. the oldest attempt to narrate historical events within a chronological framework.
d. a form of salvation history.

3. Similar to Eusebius's practice, an annal:
~ Similar to Eusebius's practice, an annal could include lengthy quotations of relevant documents that might otherwise have been lost to history.
@ Similar to Eusebius's practice, an annal could include lengthy quotations of relevant documents that might otherwise have been lost to history.
a. attributed all motive force in history to God, making an annal an example of salvation history.
b. focused only on the actions of church leaders.
c. never commented on the motive force behind events but only listed the events and their dates.
*d. could include lengthy quotations of relevant documents.

4. Which of the following is closest today to an annal's function? 
~ An annal functioned as a local news station, broadcasting and recording events.
@ An annal functioned as a local news station, broadcasting and recording events.
*a. An annal functioned as a local new station, broadcasting and recording events.
b. An annal functioned as a Youtube pundit, interpreting events and attracting public attention to that interpretation.
c. An annal functioned as a historical novel, offering a romanticized version of history to entertain the public.
d. An annal functioned as a personal journal, recording an intensely subjective account of one person's life.

5. The Annales Cambriae do not mention
~ The Annales Cambriae do not mention the common person. Following the trend of previous historical writing, the annals mention those perceived to be important leaders or heroes.
@ The Annales Cambriae do not mention the common person. Following the trend of previous historical writing, the annals mention those perceived to be important leaders or heroes.
a. battles.
*b. the common person.
c. events of climate or astronomy.
d. the occurrence of disease.

6. Which of the following passages is most likely to be found in an annal?
~ "875 Dungarth king of Cernyw 'that is of the Cornish' was drowned."
@ "875 Dungarth king of Cernyw 'that is of the Cornish' was drowned." 
a. "2020 St. Brigid will be returned to earth."
b. "650 The battle of Dimas Newydd took place, having been brought by the economic crisis occuring within the farms of West Draconia."
c. "900 Owain the peasant and his three children found dead in a rundown barn."
*d. "875 Dungarth king of Cernyw 'that is of the Cornish' was drowned."

7. Which of the following best expresses one possible inference a historian may draw from the Annales Cambriae?
~ Between 630 and 649, Wales suffered warfare. The monks at St. Davids did not tell us the cause of the war, so one can't infer only from this that Belin's death caused it. One can't infer the presence of tusked people from the comment about Brochwel. And while the bright star may have been a comet, we can't tell from this source alone whether it was witnessed in, for example, Asia. We could look in documents from other civilizations at those times for mentions of a comet.
@ Between 630 and 649, Wales suffered warfare. The monks at St. Davids did not tell us the cause of the war, so one can't infer only from this that Belin's death caused it. One can't infer the presence of tusked people from the comment about Brochwel. And while the bright star may have been a comet, we can't tell from this source alone whether it was witnessed in, for example, Asia. We could look in documents from other civilizations at those times for mentions of a comet.
a. In the year 676, a comet appeared that the entire world witnessed.
b. Some people used to be born with tusks or protruding canines like fangs.
c. The death of Belin in 627 led to two decades of warfare in Wales.
*d. Between 630 and 649, Wales suffered warfare.