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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What army does Anna say Alexius defeated during the time of the conflict over the emperor's succession?
(a) The papal army.
(b) The Franks.
(c) The Visigoths.
(d) The Turks.

2. Who does Alexius start having problems with at the start of Book III?
(a) The Andromicus family.
(b) The Robert family.
(c) The Ducas family.
(d) The Caesar family.

3. What king allies himself with Alexius?
(a) King of the Visigoths.
(b) King of France.
(c) King of Alamania.
(d) King of Germany.

4. What target do the Scythians go after when they attack Alexius' army?
(a) The imperial tent.
(b) The right flank.
(c) The horse enclosure.
(d) Alexius' supply lines.

5. What threat does Anna end Book VI with?
(a) Scythians.
(b) Turks.
(c) Spaniards.
(d) Niceans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Queen Maria's son?

2. What language does Anna speak according to the Preface and Book I?

3. What marriage are Isaac and Anna Dalassena able to arrange?

4. What war does Book IV introduce?

5. What does Pope Gregory VII accuse the one he had a dispute with of?

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