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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. Who wrote the psalms?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Adam.
(c) David.
(d) Luke.

2. Where did the third portion of the second part of Alfred's money go?
(a) The school.
(b) Neighboring monasteries.
(c) His monasteries.
(d) The poor.

3. What did Alfred contribute to the translation of Pope Gregory's work?
(a) A letter to readers.
(b) An introduction.
(c) A dedication.
(d) An addendum.

4. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Sandwich.
(c) Surrey.
(d) Wessex.

5. What is listed in paragraph two?
(a) Alfred's mother's family.
(b) Alfred's childhood.
(c) Alfred's siblings.
(d) Alfred's birth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Asser NOT discuss about Alfred's reign?

2. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?

3. What benefit did the translations have for Alfred the Great?

4. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?

5. Why did Alfred alter passages in the second work translated?

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