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

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

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

4. Why was Alfred the Great sent away in 853?
(a) For spiritual advantages.
(b) Because of his bad behavior.
(c) For a formal education.
(d) For royal training.

5. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?
(a) An alliance developed between the two kingdoms.
(b) The impact of the invasions in England.
(c) The growing economic struggles in London's business center.
(d) Balance of power changes started to favor Wessex over Mercia.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 19th century Alfred the Great was seen as the founder of the British _______ and ______.

2. What country did Alfred the Great rule?

3. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?

4. Where was Asser from?

5. When did Asser die?

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