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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 1 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Asser provide regarding Alfred the Great?
(a) An oil painting.
(b) A biography.
(c) A bust.
(d) A museum.

2. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?
(a) Frithuwulf.
(b) Bedwig.
(c) Lamech.
(d) Berhtwulf.

3. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?
(a) Informal.
(b) Overly formal.
(c) Archaic.
(d) Academic.

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

5. What is listed in paragraph two?
(a) Alfred's siblings.
(b) Alfred's birth.
(c) Alfred's mother's family.
(d) Alfred's childhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

2. Who of the following did NOT share the title "the Great" with Alfred?

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

4. How did Asser meet Alfred the Great?

5. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?

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