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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. Where did King Alfred and his ally go to fight the Vikings?
(a) Reading.
(b) Wales.
(c) Wessex.
(d) London.

2. Where did Alfred the Great fall among his siblings?
(a) The third child.
(b) Youngest.
(c) Oldest.
(d) The middle child.

3. What did the pope do to Alfred?
(a) Anointed him as king.
(b) Ex-communicate him.
(c) Blessed his military activities.
(d) Ordained him as a priest.

4. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?
(a) On the Sanctity of Marriage.
(b) The Journals of Pope Gregory.
(c) Pastoral Care.
(d) Death and Dying.

5. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Heathrow.
(b) Wantage.
(c) Langely.
(d) Tara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Asser probably divided his time between Alfred's kingdom and ______.

2. When was Alfred the Great born?

3. Where was Asser from?

4. Where did the Vikings go in 873?

5. In what district was Alfred the Great born?

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