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

2. Where did Alfred have something built in 878?
(a) Athelney.
(b) London.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Wessex.

3. Asser probably divided his time between Alfred's kingdom and ______.
(a) St. David's.
(b) Paris.
(c) St. Augustine's.
(d) London.

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

5. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) The 890s.
(b) The 860s.
(c) The 880s.
(d) The 870s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What career did Asser have?

2. How many siblings did Alfred the Great have?

3. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

4. What is included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?

5. Who took over when King Aethelred died?

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