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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter I, Asser's Life of King Alfred, Paragraphs 91 - 106.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made peace with the Vikings after Aethelred died?
(a) The Saxons.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Welsh.
(d) The Angles.

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

3. What kingdom was Asser from?
(a) Kent.
(b) Dyfed.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Cork.

4. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?
(a) 853.
(b) 865.
(c) 864.
(d) 851.

5. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?
(a) It was never finished.
(b) He could not find a publisher.
(c) It was too expensive to print.
(d) He knew Alfred would not approve.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.

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

5. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

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