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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Miscellaneous Sources for the Reign of King Alfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Alfred the Great come to rule in 871?
(a) The West Saxons.
(b) The East Saxons.
(c) The Northern Angles.
(d) The Celts.

2. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?
(a) 865.
(b) 851.
(c) 871.
(d) 849.

3. When the king of the Vikings was captured, what did Alfred do to him?
(a) Freed him.
(b) Killed him.
(c) Imprisoned him.
(d) Baptized him.

4. What did Alfred focus on the care of?
(a) The religious.
(b) The immigrants.
(c) The poor.
(d) The uneducated.

5. What was the relationship between Pope Marinus and Alfred the Great?
(a) They were friends.
(b) Pope Marinus was Alfred's spiritual advisor.
(c) Pope Marinus baptized Alfred into the Roman Catholic Church.
(d) Alfred went to school with Marinus before he became pope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What structures did Alfred build during his reign?

2. The Vikings split up into roving ______.

3. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?

4. Where did Alfred have something built in 878?

5. What was Alfred's final prose translation?

(see the answer key)

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