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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first appendix?
(a) A letter.
(b) A poem.
(c) A story.
(d) A lecture.

3. When did the Vikings leave East Anglia?
(a) 871.
(b) 899.
(c) 857.
(d) 865.

4. Why did Alfred alter passages in the second work translated?
(a) To simply its explanations for the common man.
(b) To protect the nobility from sharing their secrets.
(c) To create a better picture of the history of England.
(d) To generate an explicitly Christian message in it.

5. What was the first work that Alfred the Great had translated for himself?
(a) On Prayer.
(b) Pastoral Care.
(c) The Catholic Catechism.
(d) Dialogues on Faith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of king was Alfred the Great, according to Asser?

2. The inscription given in the second appendix reads, "Alfred ordered me to be ______."

3. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?

4. Where did the fourth portion of the second part of Alfred's money go?

5. What is listed in paragraph two?

(see the answer key)

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