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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what district was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Avon.
(b) London.
(c) Berkshire.
(d) Stratford.

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

3. What new wife did Aethewulf bring from Rome?
(a) Mary.
(b) Judith.
(c) Catherine.
(d) Anne.

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

5. Those who disobeyed Alfred were often ______.
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Imprisoned.
(c) Banished.
(d) Ignored.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the following did NOT share the title "the Great" with Alfred?

2. After his capture, what was the relationship between Alfred the Great and the king of the Vikings?

3. With whom did the Vikings make peace in 872?

4. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?

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

(see the answer key)

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