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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. 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.

2. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?
(a) 851.
(b) 853.
(c) 865.
(d) 864.

3. The second work translated was a dialogue between Boethius and ______.
(a) The Earl of Wessex.
(b) Lady Philosophy.
(c) Dr. Freud.
(d) The Virgin Mary.

4. When Alfred received revenues, he apportioned much of it to ______ affairs.
(a) Secular.
(b) Spiritual.
(c) Military.
(d) Family.

5. What did Alfred the Great want to restore to England?
(a) Education.
(b) The books it once contained.
(c) Spiritual enlightenment.
(d) Religious culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bishop translated a work by Pope Gregory for King Alfred?

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

3. What is listed in paragraph two?

4. What did Alfred contribute to the translation of Pope Gregory's work?

5. What work by Pope Gregory did a bishop translate for King Alfred?

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