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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. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Surrey.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Sandwich.

2. What country did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) England.
(b) Wales.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

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

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

5. What did Asser later become?
(a) A royal court attendant.
(b) A bishop.
(c) A university dean.
(d) A literary publisher.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Asser die?

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

3. Where was Asser from?

4. When did Alfred the Great rule?

5. What illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?

(see the answer key)

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