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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Extracts from the Writings of King Alfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?
(a) Jacob.
(b) Adam.
(c) King David.
(d) Moses.

2. Alfred the Great promised ______ of his mental and bodily effort to God's service.
(a) Much.
(b) Some.
(c) All.
(d) Half.

3. What structures did Alfred build during his reign?
(a) Libraries.
(b) Fortresses.
(c) Monasteries.
(d) Schools.

4. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?
(a) Louis the XVI.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Jason of the Argonauts.
(d) Charles the Bald.

5. Many psalms express outrage with the author's enemies and pleas to God for ______.
(a) Power.
(b) Victory.
(c) Strength.
(d) Mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?

2. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?

3. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

4. In what district was Alfred the Great born?

5. How many structures did Alfred the Great build?

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