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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did the Vikings go in 873?
(a) To the Celts.
(b) To the Northumbrians.
(c) To the Scots.
(d) Back to their homeland.

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

5. How many siblings did Alfred the Great have?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

6. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?
(a) 871.
(b) 851.
(c) 865.
(d) 849.

7. What was the relationship between Pope Marinus and Alfred the Great?
(a) Pope Marinus baptized Alfred into the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) Alfred went to school with Marinus before he became pope.
(c) Pope Marinus was Alfred's spiritual advisor.
(d) They were friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is listed in paragraph two?

2. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?

3. What did Asser later become?

4. 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."

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

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