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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 took over when King Aethelred died?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Alfred's son.
(c) Aethelred's son.
(d) Aethelred's cousin.

2. Where did the Vikings go in 873?
(a) Back to their homeland.
(b) To the Celts.
(c) To the Northumbrians.
(d) To the Scots.

3. What country did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) Wales.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

4. When did Pope Marinus die?
(a) 885.
(b) 880.
(c) 891.
(d) 879.

5. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Surrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Asser die?

2. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

3. What did Asser later become?

4. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?

5. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.

(see the answer key)

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