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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 33 - 90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?
(a) A forger.
(b) Alfred's sister.
(c) Alfred himself.
(d) A university professor.

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

3. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

4. Whom did Alfred the Great visit while passing through Carolingian France?
(a) Jason the Argonaut.
(b) Charles the Bald.
(c) Louis the Educated.
(d) Catherine the Peaceful.

5. What did Asser aid Alfred the Great in creating for many in his kingdom?
(a) Law books.
(b) Translations of the Holy Bible.
(c) A census.
(d) Curriculum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Asser learn of the various texts mentioned in his work?

2. When did Asser die?

3. Where were the Vikings in 855?

4. Where did King Alfred and his ally go to fight the Vikings?

5. When the king of the Vikings was captured, what did Alfred do to him?

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