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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Botaniates renounce his claim to the throne?
(a) His family obligations prevented it.
(b) His wife talked him out of it.
(c) His army is not powerful enough.
(d) His was paid off.

2. What does Anna say about the accounts in the book?
(a) They will not be distorted.
(b) They are meant to make people laugh.
(c) They are part fictional.
(d) They are pro-papacy.

3. What does Anna Dalassena not want?
(a) Her son to be emperor.
(b) More children.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

4. What marriage are Isaac and Anna Dalassena able to arrange?
(a) Isaac to the daughter of Robert.
(b) Robert to Alexius' sister.
(c) Manuel's daughter to the grandson of the emperor.
(d) Alexius to the ex-wife of the pope.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Alexius ask for military support against Robert?

2. How old is Irene when Alexius takes power?

3. Who is considered to take over the throne before Alexius according to Anna?

4. Who crowns Alexius emperor?

5. Who does Pope Gregory VII have a dispute with?

(see the answer key)

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