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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 Alfred build in 878?
(a) A university.
(b) A church.
(c) An abbey.
(d) A fortress.

2. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?
(a) The Wessex Chronicle.
(b) The New British Chronicle.
(c) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(d) The Welsh Chronicle.

3. In what district was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Stratford.
(b) Berkshire.
(c) London.
(d) Avon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Inglid's brother?

2. What is included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?

3. What book served as a style guide for Asser's book?

4. Whom did the Vikings attack when they left East Anglia?

5. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?

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