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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. What is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) Alfred's childhood.
(b) Alfred's alliances with other kings.
(c) Alfred's death.
(d) Alfred's military activities.

2. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The Journals of Alfred the Great.
(b) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(c) The Wessex Annals.
(d) The England Annals.

3. What kingdom was Asser from?
(a) Wessex.
(b) Dyfed.
(c) Kent.
(d) Cork.

4. What is the origin of Asser's name?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Danish.
(c) German.
(d) African.

5. Who sent a letter to Alfred around 886?
(a) Pope Manius.
(b) Fulco.
(c) Aethelhelm.
(d) Asser.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many candles did Alfred have made?

3. What was the second work translated?

4. Where did the second part of Alfred's money go?

5. Where did the story of King Alfred's rule come from?

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