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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. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?
(a) He could not find a publisher.
(b) It was too expensive to print.
(c) He knew Alfred would not approve.
(d) It was never finished.

2. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Romans.
(b) Celts.
(c) Spaniards.
(d) Vikings.

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

4. What was the relationship between Pope Marinus and Alfred the Great?
(a) Pope Marinus was Alfred's spiritual advisor.
(b) Pope Marinus baptized Alfred into the Roman Catholic Church.
(c) Alfred went to school with Marinus before he became pope.
(d) They were friends.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why could the Vikings not remain where they went in 894?

2. Why was Alfred the Great sent away in 853?

3. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

4. When the king of the Vikings was captured, what did Alfred do to him?

5. What king died in 890?

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