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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 Asser die?
(a) 899.
(b) The exact date of his death is not known.
(c) 907.
(d) 909.

2. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?
(a) Overly formal.
(b) Informal.
(c) Academic.
(d) Archaic.

3. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?
(a) 865.
(b) 853.
(c) 851.
(d) 864.

4. What was the second work translated?
(a) Consolation of Philosophy.
(b) Explanation of Nobility.
(c) Discourse on Faith.
(d) Understanding of Psychology.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alfred the Great want to restore to England?

2. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?

3. What did Asser aid Alfred the Great in creating for many in his kingdom?

4. When did Alfred the Great rule?

5. What kingdom was Asser from?

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