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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. Why was Alfred the Great sent away in 853?
(a) For royal training.
(b) For a formal education.
(c) Because of his bad behavior.
(d) For spiritual advantages.

2. What did Asser read aloud to Alfred the Great?
(a) Books on history and politics.
(b) Whatever books were on hand.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Works of Shakespeare.

3. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Kent.
(b) Avon.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Cork.

4. What career did Asser have?
(a) Professor.
(b) Artist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Monk.

5. What new wife did Aethewulf bring from Rome?
(a) Anne.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Judith.
(d) Mary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?

2. Where did the Vikings go in 872?

3. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

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

5. When did Asser die?

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