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

2. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(b) The England Annals.
(c) The Wessex Annals.
(d) The Journals of Alfred the Great.

3. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?
(a) Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Wessex.
(d) London.

4. When was Alfred the Great born?
(a) 849.
(b) The year of his birth is not known for sure.
(c) 832.
(d) 850.

5. What book served as a style guide for Asser's book?
(a) Tuchman's A Distant Mirror.
(b) Seagrave's Dragon Lady.
(c) Atkinson's Gift of Stories.
(d) Einhard's Life of Charlemagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?

2. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?

3. In what district was Alfred the Great born?

4. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?

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

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