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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. Where did the Vikings go in 872?
(a) Wessex.
(b) London.
(c) Reading.
(d) Canterbury.

2. Who combined forces with King Alfred after the Vikings left East Anglia?
(a) His cousin.
(b) The local nobility.
(c) Asser.
(d) His brother.

3. The first part of the code is from whom?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Edward.
(c) Ine.
(d) Moses.

4. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?
(a) Charles the Bald.
(b) Jason of the Argonauts.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Louis the XVI.

5. How many couriers did Alfred the Great send out in 889?
(a) One.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?

2. What bishop translated a work by Pope Gregory for King Alfred?

3. Many psalms express outrage with the author's enemies and pleas to God for ______.

4. How did Asser meet Alfred the Great?

5. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?

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