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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Miscellaneous Sources for the Reign of King Alfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose Soliloquies did Alfred translate?
(a) Thomas Aquinas's.
(b) St. Francis's.
(c) St. Augustine's.
(d) Pope Gregory's.

2. What benefit did the translations have for Alfred the Great?
(a) Education.
(b) Interpersonal communication skills.
(c) Personal edification.
(d) Spiritual consolation.

3. How many Viking armies did the Northumbrians and East Angles fight?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

4. What did the pope do to Alfred?
(a) Blessed his military activities.
(b) Anointed him as king.
(c) Ex-communicate him.
(d) Ordained him as a priest.

5. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?
(a) He could not find a publisher.
(b) He knew Alfred would not approve.
(c) It was too expensive to print.
(d) It was never finished.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relative of Alfred's died in 888?

2. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?

3. When was the next document produced?

4. In what district was Alfred the Great born?

5. Why could the Vikings not remain where they went in 894?

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