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

2. Who of the following did NOT share the title "the Great" with Alfred?
(a) Otto.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Charles.
(d) Andrew.

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

4. In what district was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Stratford.
(b) Avon.
(c) Berkshire.
(d) London.

5. What audience did Asser have in mind when he wrote his book?
(a) Other kings.
(b) English people.
(c) Alfred's family.
(d) Welsh people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?

2. What is listed in paragraph two?

3. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?

4. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?

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

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