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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 does Asser give some biographical details about himself?
(a) In his journals.
(b) In the Life of King Alfred.
(c) In a letter about Life of King Alfred.
(d) In his autobiography.

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

3. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Surrey.
(d) Canterbury.

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

5. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?
(a) 851.
(b) 871.
(c) 849.
(d) 865.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.

2. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?

3. In what district was Alfred the Great born?

4. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

5. What kingdom was Asser from?

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