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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 1 - 32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Inglid's brother?
(a) Taetwa.
(b) Ine.
(c) Elesa.
(d) Cenred.

2. What did King Aethewulf order his wife to do when he and Alfred returned to the kingdom?
(a) Sit with him on the throne until he died.
(b) Seduce him.
(c) Live with him in order to report all his activities to King Aethewulf.
(d) Visit him often in order to keep him distracted.

3. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Langely.
(b) Wantage.
(c) Heathrow.
(d) Tara.

4. Whom did Alfred the Great come to rule in 871?
(a) The East Saxons.
(b) The Northern Angles.
(c) The West Saxons.
(d) The Celts.

5. Whom did Alfred the Great visit while passing through Carolingian France?
(a) Jason the Argonaut.
(b) Catherine the Peaceful.
(c) Louis the Educated.
(d) Charles the Bald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?

2. What audience did Asser have in mind when he wrote his book?

3. What illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?

4. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?

5. In addition to a priest, Asser was a ______.

(see the answer key)

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