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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. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?
(a) In Stratford upon Avon.
(b) In the northern English countryside.
(c) On the Thames.
(d) On the Rhein.

2. What book served as a style guide for Asser's book?
(a) Atkinson's Gift of Stories.
(b) Tuchman's A Distant Mirror.
(c) Einhard's Life of Charlemagne.
(d) Seagrave's Dragon Lady.

3. When did Asser write his Life of King Alfred?
(a) 893.
(b) 871.
(c) 895.
(d) 899.

4. What is the origin of Asser's name?
(a) German.
(b) African.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Danish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What new wife did Aethewulf bring from Rome?

2. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?

3. How did Asser learn of the various texts mentioned in his work?

4. With whom did the Vikings make peace in 872?

5. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?

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