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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 was Alfred's final prose translation?
(a) The Psalter.
(b) The Catholic Book of Prayer.
(c) The Gospels.
(d) The New Testament.

2. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?
(a) London.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
(d) Wessex.

3. In what year did an army invade England, taking a variety of smaller kingdoms?
(a) 865.
(b) 871.
(c) 893.
(d) 899.

4. Who wrote the psalms?
(a) Jonah.
(b) Luke.
(c) Adam.
(d) David.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is listed in paragraph two?

2. Who sent a letter to Alfred around 886?

3. When was the next document produced?

4. Who joined forces with the Saxons in 891 to fight the Vikings?

5. What illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?

(see the answer key)

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