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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who scolded King Alfred?
(a) The priest's deacon.
(b) The blacksmith's apprentice.
(c) The herdsman's wife.
(d) The farmer's wife.

3. What is addressed in the will?
(a) Care of family members.
(b) Instructions for funeral.
(c) Rulership.
(d) Private property.

4. The first part of the code is from whom?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Edward.
(c) Ine.
(d) Moses.

5. What was the condition of peace made with the Vikings?
(a) That the Vikings would become allies.
(b) That the Vikings would leave.
(c) That the Vikings would invade the Goths.
(d) That the Vikings would disband their army.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did King Alfred and his ally go to fight the Vikings?

2. What did King Alfred fail to notice as he was hiding?

3. What is included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?

4. What aspect of the document included after the will is particularly interesting?

5. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?

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