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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Robert want that forced Alexius to fight him?
(a) To marry Anna.
(b) The west shores of Gaul.
(c) The emperor's throne.
(d) To be made Pope.

3. Who does Alexius start having problems with at the start of Book III?
(a) The Caesar family.
(b) The Ducas family.
(c) The Andromicus family.
(d) The Robert family.

4. What was John Italus accused of spreading?
(a) The plague.
(b) Robert's propaganda.
(c) Lies about Alexius' death.
(d) False doctrine.

5. Who does Alexius leave in power while he was battling Robert?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Andromicus.
(c) Irene.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat does Anna end Book VI with?

2. Why does Melissenus reconsider his claim to the throne according to Anna?

3. What does Anna say about the accounts in the book?

4. Who does Alexius call to help him against Robert?

5. What does Pope Gregory VII accuse the one he had a dispute with of?

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