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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. How long did Asser probably stay with Alfred?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Eight months.
(d) A year.

2. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?
(a) 864.
(b) 865.
(c) 853.
(d) 851.

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

4. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

5. How did Asser learn of the various texts mentioned in his work?
(a) Through friends and family members of Alfred the Great.
(b) It is unclear.
(c) From Alfred himself.
(d) From his days at university.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alfred the Great fall among his siblings?

2. What new wife did Aethewulf bring from Rome?

3. When did Alfred the Great rule?

4. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?

5. Where was Asser before he met Alfred?

(see the answer key)

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