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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Extracts from the Writings of King Alfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Alfred the Great promised ______ of his mental and bodily effort to God's service.
(a) Half.
(b) Much.
(c) Some.
(d) All.

3. What was the second work translated?
(a) Understanding of Psychology.
(b) Consolation of Philosophy.
(c) Explanation of Nobility.
(d) Discourse on Faith.

4. Where did the first portion of the second part of Alfred's money go?
(a) The poor.
(b) The school.
(c) Neighboring monasteries.
(d) His monasteries.

5. What benefit did the translations have for Alfred the Great?
(a) Education.
(b) Interpersonal communication skills.
(c) Personal edification.
(d) Spiritual consolation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What structures did Alfred build during his reign?

2. The second work translated was a dialogue between Boethius and ______.

3. Many psalms express outrage with the author's enemies and pleas to God for ______.

4. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?

5. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?

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