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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Vikings fight the king of the Saxons, Aethelwulf and his son Aethelbald for a long time?
(a) Sandwich.
(b) Surrey.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Wessex.

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

3. One historian theorized that Life of King Alfred was written by whom?
(a) Alfred himself.
(b) A university professor.
(c) A forger.
(d) Alfred's sister.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness did Alfred the Great have when he came into power?

2. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?

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

4. In what district was Alfred the Great born?

5. What did Alfred build in 878?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are at least three rulers who share Alfred's title of "the Great?"

2. Why was Asser's Life of King Alfred never intended to be circulated?

3. What happened when Aethelwulf went with Alfred to Rome?

4. Into what three periods can Alfred's reign be divided?

5. Who were Alfred's children? What lives did they lead?

6. Explain Asser's dedication in his Life of King Alfred.

7. What happened to Eadburh when her husband, the West Saxon king, died?

8. How did Asser come to know Alfred?

9. Who was Asser?

10. Explain Alfred's reform efforts during his reign.

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