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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 fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Surrey.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Sandwich.

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

3. Into what language did a bishop translate Pope Gregory's work?
(a) Latin.
(b) Old English.
(c) French.
(d) German.

4. Who told Alfred to have works recorded and translated?
(a) Pope Manius.
(b) Pope Gregory.
(c) Asser.
(d) God.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Soliloquies did Alfred translate?

2. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?

3. What positive aspects of Alfred the Great's reign did Asser discuss?

4. What was Alfred the Great's spiritual life like?

5. How many structures did Alfred the Great build?

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