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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction, Section II, Asser and his Life of King Alfred.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Kent.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Avon.
(d) Cork.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.

2. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?

3. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?

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

5. What country did Alfred the Great rule?

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