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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Asser learn of the various texts mentioned in his work?
(a) Through friends and family members of Alfred the Great.
(b) From his days at university.
(c) It is unclear.
(d) From Alfred himself.

2. Who was Inglid's brother?
(a) Elesa.
(b) Cenred.
(c) Ine.
(d) Taetwa.

3. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?
(a) Adam.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Moses.
(d) King David.

4. Who was Alfred the Great's father?
(a) Cedric.
(b) Egbest.
(c) Woden.
(d) Aethewulf.

5. When the king of the Vikings was captured, what did Alfred do to him?
(a) Killed him.
(b) Baptized him.
(c) Imprisoned him.
(d) Freed him.

6. How long did Asser probably stay with Alfred?
(a) A year.
(b) Eight weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Eight months.

7. Why was Alfred the Great sent away in 853?
(a) For a formal education.
(b) For royal training.
(c) Because of his bad behavior.
(d) For spiritual advantages.

8. What is included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The laws of England.
(b) A rudimentary phone book.
(c) An account of the founding of London.
(d) A narrative of the king's military activities.

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

10. Whom did Alfred the Great come to rule in 871?
(a) The West Saxons.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Northern Angles.
(d) The East Saxons.

11. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?
(a) Frithuwulf.
(b) Lamech.
(c) Berhtwulf.
(d) Bedwig.

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

13. What audience did Asser have in mind when he wrote his book?
(a) Alfred's family.
(b) Welsh people.
(c) English people.
(d) Other kings.

14. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The Journals of Alfred the Great.
(b) The Wessex Annals.
(c) The England Annals.
(d) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

15. What happened when King Alfred and his ally fought the Vikings?
(a) They were turned back.
(b) They were victorious.
(c) There was no clear winner.
(d) They lost horribly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the condition of peace made with the Vikings?

2. How did Asser meet Alfred the Great?

3. In what year did an army invade England, taking a variety of smaller kingdoms?

4. When did Asser write his Life of King Alfred?

5. In the 19th century Alfred the Great was seen as the founder of the British _______ and ______.

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