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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. Why did Alfred alter passages in the second work translated?
(a) To protect the nobility from sharing their secrets.
(b) To simply its explanations for the common man.
(c) To generate an explicitly Christian message in it.
(d) To create a better picture of the history of England.

2. Who was Inglid's brother?
(a) Taetwa.
(b) Cenred.
(c) Elesa.
(d) Ine.

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

4. What was the first work that Alfred the Great had translated for himself?
(a) The Catholic Catechism.
(b) On Prayer.
(c) Dialogues on Faith.
(d) Pastoral Care.

5. What bishop translated a work by Pope Gregory for King Alfred?
(a) Aelthehelm.
(b) Aethelred.
(c) Werferth.
(d) Heahstan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the second work translated?

2. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

3. What structures did Alfred build during his reign?

4. What did the pope do to Alfred?

5. Those who disobeyed Alfred were often ______.

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