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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Asser aid Alfred the Great in creating for many in his kingdom?
(a) A census.
(b) Curriculum.
(c) Law books.
(d) Translations of the Holy Bible.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Asser probably divided his time between Alfred's kingdom and ______.
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) St. Augustine's.
(d) St. David's.

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

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

11. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?
(a) Sometime during the seventeenth century.
(b) Before the fifteenth century.
(c) After the sixteenth century.
(d) Not until the last fifty years or so.

12. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?
(a) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(b) The Welsh Chronicle.
(c) The New British Chronicle.
(d) The Wessex Chronicle.

13. In addition to a priest, Asser was a ______.
(a) Bishop.
(b) Writer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Philosopher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did King Alfred and his ally go to fight the Vikings?

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

3. What kingdom was Asser from?

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

5. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?

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