IMB test

This is a short test which will take you through the most important and useful search functions of the International Medieval Bibliography (IMB). All the questions can be answered by using the IMB and do not depend on knowledge of any of the topics covered (and in some cases, there are hints on how to find the relevant information).
As this test only applies to IMB please make sure to untick IBHR and BCM from the database selection options.
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* 1. In the Advanced Search, browse the subject tree – how many source types are listed here?

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* 2. Using the subject tree again, how many medieval peoples can you find whose ethnonym begins with 'K'?

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* 3. Which of these journals has published more articles on medieval Mongols than the others? Use the 'Author and journal profiles'-tab for this search.

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* 4. The journal Viator publishes articles on a wide range of topics. Which of the following disciplines is covered most often by the journal? Use the 'Author and journal profiles'-tab for this search.

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* 5. Using the thematic search, which of the following modern countries is NOT part of the geographical area of South-Eastern Europe?

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* 6. Many of the articles in the IMB deal with archaeological artefacts. All of the following have been excavated at various sites across Europe and been indexed in the IMB, but only one of them has been found at the abbey of Saint-Denis:

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* 7. There is only one article in the IMB which deals with the female attendants of the queens of France. Which language has it been published in?

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* 8. Manuscript 1030 of the Beinecke Library contains a text written by an Italian humanist. The text exists in a number of versions – which one is in the Beinecke manuscript?

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* 9. Which of these medieval authors did NOT write about pirates?

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* 10. Only one article on the grammarian Servius Grammaticus is written in Latin. In which year was it published?

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* 11. Only one Danish journal has ever published an article on tadpoles indexed in the IMB. Which journal is it?

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