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

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

3. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?
(a) London.
(b) Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Canterbury.

4. What work by Pope Gregory did a bishop translate for King Alfred?
(a) Letters.
(b) Dialogues.
(c) Homilies.
(d) Lectures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alfred the Great want to restore to England?

2. How many ships did the Vikings bring to England?

3. When Alfred received revenues, he apportioned much of it to ______ affairs.

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

5. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?

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