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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. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?
(a) It was too expensive to print.
(b) It was never finished.
(c) He knew Alfred would not approve.
(d) He could not find a publisher.

2. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.
(a) Local nobility.
(b) Vikings.
(c) Welsh kings.
(d) English kings.

3. What career did Asser have?
(a) Professor.
(b) Monk.
(c) Writer.
(d) Artist.

4. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?
(a) London.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

5. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the pope do to Alfred?

2. Why was Alfred the Great sent away in 853?

3. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.

4. Where does Asser give some biographical details about himself?

5. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

(see the answer key)

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