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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who leads the army Alexius was fearful of according to Anna?
(a) Peter.
(b) Charles II.
(c) Vercingetorix.
(d) Praetius

2. How many years after peace is made with the Turks do the Comans enter Alexius' empire?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1 year.

3. Who dies at the start of Book XIV?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Tancred.
(c) Irene.
(d) Bohemund.

4. Who does Anna say continues to move forward and conquer more land?
(a) Tacitus.
(b) Isaac.
(c) The Sultan.
(d) The Counts.

5. What city does Tzachas conquer during a rebellion in Cyprus?
(a) Venice.
(b) Nicephorus.
(c) Dalmatia.
(d) Smyrna.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alexius learn about after the event of Levunium?

2. What does Alexius set fire to according to Anna?

3. How does Anna qualify the negotiations between Alexius and Bohemund?

4. What do Alexius and Bohemund swear for at the end of the negotiations?

5. Who's Turkish troops does Anna say Alexius defeated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexius hear about Tzachas?

2. What does Anna suggest about her father's stature at the end of Book XIV?

3. What did Alexius want the crusaders to do at the end of Book X?

4. What happens to Bohemund's ships and what happens as a result?

5. In Book XI, what are the Frankish troops doing?

6. What does Anna say about Alexius' pain?

7. What happened with Diogenes at the end of Book IX?

8. What happens between Ducas and Tzachas at the beginning of Book IX?

9. What is happening in Nicea at the beginning of Book XI?

10. When Alexius is focusing on the Turks in Book XIV, who is keeping hold of Antioch?

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