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

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

3. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.
(a) Welsh kings.
(b) Local nobility.
(c) Vikings.
(d) English kings.

4. When did Asser write his Life of King Alfred?
(a) 871.
(b) 895.
(c) 893.
(d) 899.

5. How many ships did the Vikings bring to England?
(a) 175.
(b) More than 400.
(c) 350.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?

2. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?

3. What is the origin of Asser's name?

4. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?

5. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?

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