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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 illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?
(a) It was an unknown illness.
(b) Severe depression and anxiety.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Makola disease.

2. What was the relationship between Pope Marinus and Alfred the Great?
(a) Pope Marinus baptized Alfred into the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) Pope Marinus was Alfred's spiritual advisor.
(c) Alfred went to school with Marinus before he became pope.
(d) They were friends.

3. Who made peace with the Vikings after Aethelred died?
(a) The Angles.
(b) The Welsh.
(c) The Saxons.
(d) The Celts.

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

5. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?
(a) Bedwig.
(b) Frithuwulf.
(c) Berhtwulf.
(d) Lamech.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?

2. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?

3. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?

4. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.

5. When did the Vikings leave East Anglia?

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