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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 888-900.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?
(a) Sometime during the seventeenth century.
(b) Not until the last fifty years or so.
(c) Before the fifteenth century.
(d) After the sixteenth century.

2. Who was the king of the Vikings?
(a) Vladmir.
(b) Cuthrum.
(c) Egbres.
(d) Synfeir.

3. How many structures did Alfred the Great build?
(a) Many.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. What country did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Wales.

5. What appeared at Easter in 891?
(a) A lunar eclipse.
(b) A solar eclipse.
(c) A comet.
(d) An image of the Virgin Mary in the sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?

2. Where did the Vikings travel in 894?

3. How many couriers did Alfred the Great send out in 889?

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

5. What relationship did Alfred have with the king who died in 890?

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