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

2. When did Asser write his Life of King Alfred?
(a) 895.
(b) 871.
(c) 899.
(d) 893.

3. What did Asser read aloud to Alfred the Great?
(a) The Works of Shakespeare.
(b) Books on history and politics.
(c) Whatever books were on hand.
(d) The Bible.

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

5. Who of the following did NOT share the title "the Great" with Alfred?
(a) Charles.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Charlemagne.
(d) Otto.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Asser meet Alfred the Great?

2. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?

3. What did Asser later become?

4. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?

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

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