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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the subject of the second appendix represent?
(a) A seated man with a sleeveless tunic.
(b) Alfred's faith.
(c) The heart of Alfred's kingdom.
(d) The power of Alfred's reign.

2. Who told Alfred to have works recorded and translated?
(a) God.
(b) Pope Gregory.
(c) Asser.
(d) Pope Manius.

3. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

4. Whom did Alfred the Great visit while passing through Carolingian France?
(a) Louis the Educated.
(b) Jason the Argonaut.
(c) Catherine the Peaceful.
(d) Charles the Bald.

5. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?
(a) A forger.
(b) Alfred's sister.
(c) Alfred himself.
(d) A university professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?

2. What design is on the back of the subject of the second appendix?

3. Where did the Vikings go in 873?

4. Where were Alfred's candles burned?

5. What benefit did the translations have for Alfred the Great?

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