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

2. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?
(a) Surrey.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Sandwich.

3. What was the condition of peace made with the Vikings?
(a) That the Vikings would leave.
(b) That the Vikings would disband their army.
(c) That the Vikings would invade the Goths.
(d) That the Vikings would become allies.

4. Who was Inglid's brother?
(a) Ine.
(b) Elesa.
(c) Cenred.
(d) Taetwa.

5. How was the kingdom split between father and son?
(a) North to the father, south to the son.
(b) South to the father, north to the son.
(c) East to the father, west to the son.
(d) West to the father, east to the son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?

3. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?

4. What country did Alfred the Great rule?

5. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.

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