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

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

3. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?
(a) He knew Alfred would not approve.
(b) It was never finished.
(c) It was too expensive to print.
(d) He could not find a publisher.

4. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?
(a) On the Sanctity of Marriage.
(b) Pastoral Care.
(c) Death and Dying.
(d) The Journals of Pope Gregory.

5. What did King Aethewulf order his wife to do when he and Alfred returned to the kingdom?
(a) Sit with him on the throne until he died.
(b) Visit him often in order to keep him distracted.
(c) Live with him in order to report all his activities to King Aethewulf.
(d) Seduce him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Asser later become?

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

3. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?

4. What is listed in paragraph two?

5. Who was Inglid's brother?

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