View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kingdom was Asser from?

2. What book served as a style guide for Asser's book?

3. Whom did the Vikings attack when they left East Anglia?

4. Asser probably divided his time between Alfred's kingdom and ______.

5. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Asser?

3. How did Asser come to know Alfred?

4. How did Aethelwulf attempt to keep his sons from fighting after his death? What happened when Aethelwulf died?

5. Who was Alfred's father? How far back is his lineage traced on his father's side?

6. What audience read Asser's Life of King Alfred?

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

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

9. Where does most of what we know about Alfred come from?

10. Why was Asser's Life of King Alfred never intended to be circulated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why it was important for Asser to include King Alfred's lineage in his biography, particularly on his father's side.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction. Is Alfred the Great fiction or non-fiction? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the relationship between Asser and King Alfred during and after Alfred's life.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 630 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample