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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Robert want that forced Alexius to fight him?
(a) The emperor's throne.
(b) To be made Pope.
(c) To marry Anna.
(d) The west shores of Gaul.

2. What plan does some of Alexius' counsel try to dissuade him of?
(a) Putting Bohemund in charge of his army.
(b) Return to Constantinople.
(c) Letting Tzelgu live.
(d) Direct assault on the Scythians.

3. What information does Alexius receive at the start of Book IX?
(a) Part of his army fell into a trap.
(b) Tzachas' movements.
(c) A plot is unfolding in Constantinople.
(d) Part of his army defected.

4. Who lays siege to numerous cities according to Anna in Book IX?
(a) Bolcanus.
(b) Bohemund.
(c) Diogenes Nicephorus.
(d) Tzachas.

5. Who does Alexius need to focus on before returning home according to Anna at the start of Book XIV?
(a) The Franks.
(b) The Turks.
(c) The Manicheans.
(d) The Comans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What king allies himself with Alexius?

2. What does Robert do after his defeat by Alexius and his allies?

3. Who does Anna's father fight against before becoming emperor?

4. What group does Anna say Alexius tried to convert?

5. Who does Anna say Botaniates wished to concede the throne to?

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