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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many ships did the Vikings bring to England?
(a) 350.
(b) More than 400.
(c) 50.
(d) 175.

2. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

3. When did Asser die?
(a) The exact date of his death is not known.
(b) 909.
(c) 899.
(d) 907.

4. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) The 880s.
(b) The 890s.
(c) The 870s.
(d) The 860s.

5. Where did King Alfred and his ally go to fight the Vikings?
(a) Reading.
(b) Wessex.
(c) London.
(d) Wales.

6. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.
(a) Vikings.
(b) English kings.
(c) Welsh kings.
(d) Local nobility.

7. In the 19th century Alfred the Great was seen as the founder of the British _______ and ______.
(a) Royal Air Force; colonization.
(b) Police force; Empire.
(c) Library system; public education.
(d) Navy; Empire.

8. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?
(a) A forger.
(b) A university professor.
(c) Alfred himself.
(d) Alfred's sister.

9. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?
(a) Wessex.
(b) London.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.

10. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?
(a) Archaic.
(b) Academic.
(c) Overly formal.
(d) Informal.

11. When was Alfred the Great born?
(a) 832.
(b) 850.
(c) The year of his birth is not known for sure.
(d) 849.

12. In what year did an army invade England, taking a variety of smaller kingdoms?
(a) 893.
(b) 899.
(c) 865.
(d) 871.

13. Why did Asser never attempt to circulate his book?
(a) He could not find a publisher.
(b) He knew Alfred would not approve.
(c) It was never finished.
(d) It was too expensive to print.

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

15. What is the origin of Asser's name?
(a) Danish.
(b) Hebrew.
(c) African.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the king of the Vikings?

2. When did Alfred the Great rule?

3. How did Asser meet Alfred the Great?

4. What new wife did Aethewulf bring from Rome?

5. What did Asser read aloud to Alfred the Great?

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