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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter II, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, 888-900.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What relationship did Alfred have with the king who died in 890?
(a) He was King Alfred's godfather.
(b) He was King Alfred's mother's nephew.
(c) He was King Alfred's godson.
(d) He was King Alfred's cousin.

3. What appeared at Easter in 891?
(a) A comet.
(b) A lunar eclipse.
(c) A solar eclipse.
(d) An image of the Virgin Mary in the sky.

4. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Rome.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Asser employed a translation of the annals from 851 to ______ to compose his book.

2. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?

3. How long did Asser probably stay with Alfred?

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

5. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?

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