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

2. Who made peace with the Vikings after Aethelred died?
(a) The Saxons.
(b) The Celts.
(c) The Angles.
(d) The Welsh.

3. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?
(a) 865.
(b) 851.
(c) 864.
(d) 853.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.

2. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?

3. Where was Asser before he met Alfred?

4. What did Asser later become?

5. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was King Alfred's significance to the kingdom of Wessex?

2. What kind of style did Asser use in writing his Life of King Alfred?

3. What happened in 886 when the Viking army started attacking again?

4. What three themes characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?

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

6. Describe Alfred's youth.

7. Who was Asser?

8. What was the relationship between Asser and Alfred?

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

10. Why was Alfred sent to Rome? What happened while he was there?

(see the answer keys)

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