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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who of the following did NOT share the title "the Great" with Alfred?
(a) Otto.
(b) Charlemagne.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Charles.

2. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.
(a) Goths.
(b) Celts.
(c) French.
(d) Vikings.

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

4. Where does Asser give some biographical details about himself?
(a) In his journals.
(b) In his autobiography.
(c) In a letter about Life of King Alfred.
(d) In the Life of King Alfred.

5. Where did Alfred have something built in 878?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Wessex.
(c) London.
(d) Athelney.

6. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Langely.
(b) Wantage.
(c) Tara.
(d) Heathrow.

7. What country did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) France.
(b) Wales.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

8. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?
(a) The growing economic struggles in London's business center.
(b) Balance of power changes started to favor Wessex over Mercia.
(c) An alliance developed between the two kingdoms.
(d) The impact of the invasions in England.

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

10. What did Asser read aloud to Alfred the Great?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Books on history and politics.
(c) Whatever books were on hand.
(d) The Works of Shakespeare.

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

12. Who was pope when Alfred was sent to Rome?
(a) Gregory.
(b) John.
(c) Leo.
(d) Pius.

13. What did Asser later become?
(a) A bishop.
(b) A royal court attendant.
(c) A university dean.
(d) A literary publisher.

14. Who combined forces with King Alfred after the Vikings left East Anglia?
(a) Asser.
(b) The local nobility.
(c) His brother.
(d) His cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?

2. How did Asser learn of the various texts mentioned in his work?

3. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?

4. How many siblings did Alfred the Great have?

5. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?

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