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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. With whom did the Vikings make peace in 872?
(a) The Saxons.
(b) The Northumbrians.
(c) The Mercians.
(d) The Angles.

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

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

4. What is the origin of Asser's name?
(a) Danish.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) African.
(d) German.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Alfred have something built in 878?

2. What did Alfred build in 878?

3. When did Asser die?

4. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?

5. How was the kingdom split between father and son?

(see the answer key)

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