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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 kingdom was Asser from?
(a) Wessex.
(b) Cork.
(c) Dyfed.
(d) Kent.

2. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?
(a) Surrey.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Sandwich.

3. How many ships did the Vikings bring to England?
(a) 175.
(b) More than 400.
(c) 350.
(d) 50.

4. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The Journals of Alfred the Great.
(b) The England Annals.
(c) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(d) The Wessex Annals.

5. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?
(a) After the sixteenth century.
(b) Before the fifteenth century.
(c) Not until the last fifty years or so.
(d) Sometime during the seventeenth century.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was pope when Alfred was sent to Rome?

2. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?

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

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

5. Who was Inglid's brother?

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