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

2. What did Asser provide regarding Alfred the Great?
(a) A biography.
(b) An oil painting.
(c) A bust.
(d) A museum.

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

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

5. When the king of the Vikings was captured, what did Alfred do to him?
(a) Imprisoned him.
(b) Baptized him.
(c) Freed him.
(d) Killed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did the Vikings make peace in 872?

2. Why was Alfred the Great sent away in 853?

3. When did Asser die?

4. Where did King Alfred and his ally go to fight the Vikings?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What role did education play in Alfred's life during his reign?

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

9. What happened to the kingdom of Wessex during King Alfred's reign? What happened as a result?

10. List at least three events in Alfred's youth that probably influenced him.

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