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The video discusses the historical practice of paying tithes in produce and livestock. It highlights St. Swiffen's role in persuading King Ethelwolf to decree that a tenth of English land yields support the church. Additionally, it explains how tithes contributed to the establishment and maintenance of colleges at Oxford and Cambridge.

What were tithes originally paid in?

• Labor and services

• Land and property

• Produce and livestock

• Gold and silver

Who convinced King Ethelwolf to support the church with a portion of land yields?

• St. Augustine

• St. Swiffen

• St. George

• St. Patrick

What fraction of English land yields was decreed to support the church?

• One twelfth

• One fifth

• One eighth

• One tenth

Which two universities benefited from the support of tithes?

• Stanford and MIT

• Oxford and Cambridge

• Princeton and Columbia

• Harvard and Yale

What was one of the purposes of tithes in the context of education?

• To finance royal palaces

• To fund military campaigns

• To build and maintain colleges

• To support local businesses