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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book served as a style guide for Asser's book?
(a) Atkinson's Gift of Stories.
(b) Tuchman's A Distant Mirror.
(c) Einhard's Life of Charlemagne.
(d) Seagrave's Dragon Lady.

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

3. Who was the king of the Vikings?
(a) Vladmir.
(b) Egbres.
(c) Cuthrum.
(d) Synfeir.

4. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?
(a) None.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What career did Asser have?
(a) Professor.
(b) Writer.
(c) Monk.
(d) Artist.

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

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

8. After his capture, what was the relationship between Alfred the Great and the king of the Vikings?
(a) They remained friends.
(b) They continued to be enemies.
(c) He was Alfred's adoptive son.
(d) There was no relationship; the king of the Vikings was dead.

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

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

11. What did Asser provide regarding Alfred the Great?
(a) A museum.
(b) A bust.
(c) A biography.
(d) An oil painting.

12. What is not recorded in Asser's book?
(a) Alfred's childhood.
(b) Alfred's death.
(c) Alfred's military activities.
(d) Alfred's alliances with other kings.

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

14. When did the Vikings leave East Anglia?
(a) 899.
(b) 865.
(c) 871.
(d) 857.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Alfred the Great sent in 853?

2. Where did the Vikings go in 872?

3. When did Alfred the Great rule?

4. In what year did Asser meet Alfred the Great?

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

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