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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. When did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) 871-901 A.D.
(b) 893-899 A.D.
(c) 871-899 A.D.
(d) The exact dates of his rule are not known.

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

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

4. How many sub-chapters are in the code?
(a) 43.
(b) 77.
(c) 100.
(d) 120.

5. Chapter II translates the annals that cover Alfred's life that pick up from ______?
(a) The death of Asser.
(b) Where Asser's writing left off.
(c) The birth of Alfred's son.
(d) Alfred's marriage.

Short Answer Questions

1. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?

2. Whose Soliloquies did Alfred translate?

3. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

4. Where were the couriers sent in 889?

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

(see the answer key)

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