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

2. What is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) Alfred's death.
(b) Alfred's military activities.
(c) Alfred's childhood.
(d) Alfred's alliances with other kings.

3. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Kent.
(b) Avon.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Cork.

4. Who combined forces with King Alfred after the Vikings left East Anglia?
(a) His brother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) The local nobility.
(d) Asser.

5. Where did Alfred the Great fall among his siblings?
(a) Youngest.
(b) The middle child.
(c) Oldest.
(d) The third child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many siblings did Alfred the Great have?

3. In what year did an army invade England, taking a variety of smaller kingdoms?

4. Where did the Vikings go in 873?

5. Whom did Alfred the Great come to rule in 871?

(see the answer key)

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