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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Alfred the Great fall among his siblings?
(a) Oldest.
(b) Youngest.
(c) The third child.
(d) The middle child.

2. What did King Aethewulf order his wife to do when he and Alfred returned to the kingdom?
(a) Visit him often in order to keep him distracted.
(b) Sit with him on the throne until he died.
(c) Live with him in order to report all his activities to King Aethewulf.
(d) Seduce him.

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

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

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

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

7. Whom did the Vikings attack when they left East Anglia?
(a) The Northern Celts.
(b) The East Angles.
(c) The Scots.
(d) The West Saxons.

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

9. How many ships did the Vikings bring to England?
(a) More than 400.
(b) 50.
(c) 350.
(d) 175.

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

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

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

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

14. In what year did Asser meet Alfred the Great?
(a) 871.
(b) 862.
(c) 899.
(d) 885.

15. How did Asser meet Alfred the Great?
(a) Asser petitioned him.
(b) Alfred summoned him.
(c) They were childhood friends.
(d) Asser was assigned to aid him in negotiations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Asser from?

2. What did Alfred build in 878?

3. Asser aided negotiations between Alfred the Great and ______.

4. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?

5. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?

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