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

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

3. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?
(a) The Wessex Chronicle.
(b) The Welsh Chronicle.
(c) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(d) The New British Chronicle.

4. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?
(a) Alfred himself.
(b) A forger.
(c) A university professor.
(d) Alfred's sister.

5. In the 19th century Alfred the Great was seen as the founder of the British _______ and ______.
(a) Royal Air Force; colonization.
(b) Library system; public education.
(c) Navy; Empire.
(d) Police force; Empire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Asser before he met Alfred?

2. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?

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

4. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?

5. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?

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