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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What family helped Alexius secure the right of the throne over his brother Isaac?
(a) The Caesar family.
(b) The Robert family.
(c) The Claudius family.
(d) The Ducas family.

2. How is Alexius crowned emperor according to Anna?
(a) Alexius asks Isaac to kill the emperor.
(b) The aging emperor abdicates.
(c) The emperor dies.
(d) Alexius overthrows the emperor.

3. Why does Alexius have many devotees?
(a) His intelligence and virtue.
(b) His good looks.
(c) His money.
(d) His political power.

4. Who does Robert want as emperor according to Anna?
(a) Alexius.
(b) Isaac.
(c) Michael.
(d) Palaeologus.

5. What does Anna say Alexius needed to defeat Robert?
(a) More troops.
(b) Allies.
(c) Luck.
(d) More siege machines.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Book II, what rank does Alexius attain under Michael Ducas?

2. Who plots against Alexius according to Anna?

3. How long does the war introduced in Book IV last?

4. What is Tzelgu's fate according to Anna?

5. What information does Alexius receive at the start of Book IX?

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