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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new wife did Aethewulf bring from Rome?
(a) Judith.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Anne.
(d) Mary.

2. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?
(a) Pastoral Care.
(b) The Journals of Pope Gregory.
(c) On the Sanctity of Marriage.
(d) Death and Dying.

3. In addition to a priest, Asser was a ______.
(a) Bishop.
(b) Professor.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Writer.

4. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?
(a) 853.
(b) 851.
(c) 865.
(d) 864.

5. When did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) 871-901 A.D.
(b) The exact dates of his rule are not known.
(c) 893-899 A.D.
(d) 871-899 A.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?

2. Who was the king of the Vikings?

3. What did the pope do to Alfred?

4. Where did Alfred the Great fall among his siblings?

5. What was the relationship between Pope Marinus and Alfred the Great?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Alfred sent to Rome? What happened while he was there?

2. Explain what happened when the Viking army left East Anglia and attacked the West Saxons.

3. What did one historian theorize about Asser's Life of King Alfred?

4. What three themes characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?

5. What happened on Easter in 878?

6. Explain Asser's dedication in his Life of King Alfred.

7. What happened when the Vikings brought 350 ships to England through the Thames?

8. What was King Alfred's significance to the kingdom of Wessex?

9. Who are at least three rulers who share Alfred's title of "the Great?"

10. What happened when Aethelwulf went with Alfred to Rome?

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