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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter II translates the annals that cover Alfred's life that pick up from ______?
(a) The birth of Alfred's son.
(b) Alfred's marriage.
(c) Where Asser's writing left off.
(d) The death of Asser.

2. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?
(a) 851.
(b) 871.
(c) 865.
(d) 849.

3. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?
(a) Nine.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty.
(d) None; they were all burned to ashes.

4. Who was Alfred the Great's father?
(a) Aethewulf.
(b) Cedric.
(c) Woden.
(d) Egbest.

5. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.
(a) Vikings.
(b) Celts.
(c) French.
(d) Goths.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Asser NOT discuss about Alfred's reign?

2. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?

3. Who received the subject of the second appendix in 1718?

4. What was Alfred's final prose translation?

5. What work by Pope Gregory did a bishop translate for King Alfred?

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