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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. How did Asser learn of the various texts mentioned in his work?
(a) From his days at university.
(b) From Alfred himself.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) Through friends and family members of Alfred the Great.

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

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

4. After his capture, what was the relationship between Alfred the Great and the king of the Vikings?
(a) There was no relationship; the king of the Vikings was dead.
(b) He was Alfred's adoptive son.
(c) They remained friends.
(d) They continued to be enemies.

5. Where was Asser before he met Alfred?
(a) An obscure part of Wales.
(b) It is not known where he was.
(c) London, England.
(d) The northern English countryside.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Asser die?

2. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?

3. With whom did the Vikings make peace in 872?

4. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

5. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?

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