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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what district was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Avon.
(b) Berkshire.
(c) Stratford.
(d) London.

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

5. When did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) 871-901 A.D.
(b) 893-899 A.D.
(c) 871-899 A.D.
(d) The exact dates of his rule are not known.

6. Asser's Life of King Alfred begins with Asser's dedication of the work to Alfred "ruler of all the ______ of the island of Britain, King of the Angles and Saxons."
(a) Christians.
(b) English.
(c) Men.
(d) Peoples.

7. When did Pope Marinus die?
(a) 885.
(b) 891.
(c) 879.
(d) 880.

8. Where did the Vikings spend the winter?
(a) On the Thames.
(b) In Stratford upon Avon.
(c) On the Rhein.
(d) In the northern English countryside.

9. What county was protected against invaders during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Avon.
(b) Cork.
(c) Wessex.
(d) Kent.

10. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?
(a) Romans.
(b) Spaniards.
(c) Celts.
(d) Vikings.

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

12. Who took over when King Aethelred died?
(a) Aethelred's cousin.
(b) Alfred's son.
(c) Aethelred's son.
(d) Alfred.

13. Where did Aethelstan slaughter the Viking army?
(a) Surrey.
(b) Wessex.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Sandwich.

14. Where was Asser before he met Alfred?
(a) London, England.
(b) An obscure part of Wales.
(c) It is not known where he was.
(d) The northern English countryside.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kingdom was Asser from?

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

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

4. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?

5. Who made peace with the Vikings after Aethelred died?

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