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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. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Langely.
(b) Heathrow.
(c) Tara.
(d) Wantage.

2. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) The 870s.
(b) The 860s.
(c) The 890s.
(d) The 880s.

3. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?
(a) On the Rhein.
(b) In the northern English countryside.
(c) On the Thames.
(d) In Stratford upon Avon.

4. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Celts.
(b) Romans.
(c) Vikings.
(d) Spaniards.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Asser from?

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

3. Who was Inglid's brother?

4. What did the pope do to Alfred?

5. What is included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?

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