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

2. Which of the following themes does NOT characterize the political history of Anglo-Saxon England in the first half of the ninth century?
(a) The impact of the invasions in England.
(b) An alliance developed between the two kingdoms.
(c) Balance of power changes started to favor Wessex over Mercia.
(d) The growing economic struggles in London's business center.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?

2. Where did the Vikings go in 873?

3. What did Asser later become?

4. Who was Alfred the Great's father?

5. Where were the Vikings in 855?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who was Alfred's father? How far back is his lineage traced on his father's side?

6. Where does most of what we know about Alfred come from?

7. What happened on Easter in 878?

8. What was the audience Asser intended for his Life of King Alfred?

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

10. How did Asser come to know Alfred?

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