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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 33 - 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the king of the Vikings?
(a) Cuthrum.
(b) Synfeir.
(c) Egbres.
(d) Vladmir.

2. What did King Aethewulf order his wife to do when he and Alfred returned to the kingdom?
(a) Live with him in order to report all his activities to King Aethewulf.
(b) Sit with him on the throne until he died.
(c) Visit him often in order to keep him distracted.
(d) Seduce him.

3. What illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?
(a) Makola disease.
(b) Severe depression and anxiety.
(c) It was an unknown illness.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. What was the condition of peace made with the Vikings?
(a) That the Vikings would invade the Goths.
(b) That the Vikings would disband their army.
(c) That the Vikings would become allies.
(d) That the Vikings would leave.

5. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Cork.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Kent.
(d) Avon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?

2. Where was Asser from?

3. Where was Asser before he met Alfred?

4. Whom did the Vikings attack when they left East Anglia?

5. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?

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