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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. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Tara.
(b) Heathrow.
(c) Wantage.
(d) Langely.

2. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?
(a) The Journals of Pope Gregory.
(b) Pastoral Care.
(c) Death and Dying.
(d) On the Sanctity of Marriage.

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

4. Asser probably divided his time between Alfred's kingdom and ______.
(a) St. David's.
(b) St. Augustine's.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

5. How many siblings did Alfred the Great have?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?

2. In addition to a priest, Asser was a ______.

3. How was the kingdom split between father and son?

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

5. What did Asser read aloud to Alfred the Great?

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