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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the earliest surviving version of the story found?
(a) London.
(b) Surrey.
(c) Cornwall.
(d) Wessex.

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

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

4. What did Alfred focus on the care of?
(a) The uneducated.
(b) The poor.
(c) The religious.
(d) The immigrants.

5. In addition to a priest, Asser was a ______.
(a) Professor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alfred build in 878?

2. What aspect of his money did Alfred believe God would reward?

3. What kingdom was Asser from?

4. Asser employed a translation of the annals from 851 to ______ to compose his book.

5. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?

(see the answer key)

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