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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who crowns Alexius emperor?
(a) Cosmas.
(b) Queen Maria.
(c) Robert.
(d) Constantine.

2. Who is made Caesar after Alexius takes power?
(a) Irene.
(b) Nicephorus.
(c) Robert.
(d) Isaac.

3. What does Anna say about the accounts in the book?
(a) They will not be distorted.
(b) They are meant to make people laugh.
(c) They are part fictional.
(d) They are pro-papacy.

4. What army does Anna say Alexius defeated during the time of the conflict over the emperor's succession?
(a) The Franks.
(b) The Visigoths.
(c) The papal army.
(d) The Turks.

5. Who does Anna say tries to act in order to remove the suspicion that arose after Alexius took power?
(a) Queen Anna.
(b) Irene.
(c) Michael Ducas.
(d) John Ducas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Anna think that Rome was weak when his father was fighting for the emperor?

2. What family helped Alexius secure the right of the throne over his brother Isaac?

3. What does Melissenus want in order to renounce the throne?

4. Who does Alexius leave in power while he was battling Robert?

5. Who does Alexius start having problems with at the start of Book III?

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