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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. What kingdom was Asser from?
(a) Cork.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Kent.
(d) Dyfed.

2. 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.

3. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.
(a) Vikings.
(b) Celts.
(c) Goths.
(d) French.

4. In what year did Asser meet Alfred the Great?
(a) 862.
(b) 899.
(c) 871.
(d) 885.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book served as a style guide for Asser's book?

3. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?

4. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?

5. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?

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