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

2. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?
(a) Five.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

4. What career did Asser have?
(a) Writer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Monk.

5. What did the pope do to Alfred?
(a) Ex-communicate him.
(b) Blessed his military activities.
(c) Anointed him as king.
(d) Ordained him as a priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took over when King Aethelred died?

2. Who was the king of the Vikings?

3. Where was Asser from?

4. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?

5. Who fought against the Vikings at Kent?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Alfred's youth.

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

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

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

10. What happened on Easter in 878?

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