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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. Alfred's mother was descended from the ______ and Jutes.
(a) Celts.
(b) Goths.
(c) French.
(d) Vikings.

2. Where was Asser from?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) St. David's in Wales.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Limerick, Ireland.

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

4. How long did Asser probably stay with Alfred?
(a) Eight weeks.
(b) A year.
(c) Eight months.
(d) Six months.

5. At what estate was Alfred the Great born?
(a) Tara.
(b) Langely.
(c) Wantage.
(d) Heathrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was nearly destroyed by the Vikings?

2. Where does Asser give some biographical details about himself?

3. What did King Aethewulf order his wife to do when he and Alfred returned to the kingdom?

4. Whom did Alfred the Great visit while passing through Carolingian France?

5. Whom did Alfred the Great come to rule in 871?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the relationship between Asser and Alfred?

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

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

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

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

6. What did one historian theorize about Asser's Life of King Alfred?

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

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

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

10. What happened when the Vikings brought 350 ships to England through the Thames?

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