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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 included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) An account of the founding of London.
(b) A narrative of the king's military activities.
(c) The laws of England.
(d) A rudimentary phone book.

2. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) The 890s.
(b) The 880s.
(c) The 860s.
(d) The 870s.

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

4. What is included in Chapter IV that is from the Bible?
(a) The Ten Commandments.
(b) The Beatitudes.
(c) The Sermon on the Mount.
(d) The lineage of King David.

5. In what year did the document included after the will give something to Aethelhelm?
(a) 871.
(b) 886.
(c) 892.
(d) Upon Alfred's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asser employed a translation of the annals from 851 to ______ to compose his book.

2. Whom did the Vikings attack when they left East Anglia?

3. What audience did Asser have in mind when he wrote his book?

4. Where were the Vikings in 855?

5. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?

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