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

2. What did King Aethewulf order his wife to do when he and Alfred returned to the kingdom?
(a) Seduce him.
(b) Visit him often in order to keep him distracted.
(c) Sit with him on the throne until he died.
(d) Live with him in order to report all his activities to King Aethewulf.

3. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?
(a) 851.
(b) 865.
(c) 849.
(d) 871.

4. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?
(a) Jason of the Argonauts.
(b) Louis the XVI.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Charles the Bald.

5. What did Asser aid Alfred the Great in creating for many in his kingdom?
(a) Law books.
(b) A census.
(c) Translations of the Holy Bible.
(d) Curriculum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?

3. Whom did Alfred the Great come to rule in 871?

4. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

5. What kingdom was Asser from?

(see the answer key)

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