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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 888-900.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) 17.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 28.

2. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?
(a) On the Rhein.
(b) In Stratford upon Avon.
(c) In the northern English countryside.
(d) On the Thames.

3. What is the name of the relative of Alfred's that died in 888?
(a) Aethelswith.
(b) Aethelberg.
(c) Aethelsyd.
(d) Aethelfor.

4. How was the kingdom split between father and son?
(a) East to the father, west to the son.
(b) North to the father, south to the son.
(c) West to the father, east to the son.
(d) South to the father, north to the son.

5. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Wessex.
(b) Avon.
(c) Cork.
(d) Kent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Vikings go in 873?

2. Chapter II translates the annals that cover Alfred's life that pick up from ______?

3. Who was Inglid's brother?

4. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.

5. When did Asser write his Life of King Alfred?

(see the answer key)

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