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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the origin of Asser's name?

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

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

4. Who were invading England during the reign of Alfred the Great?

5. When did Alfred the Great rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Aethelwulf attempt to keep his sons from fighting after his death? What happened when Aethelwulf died?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Alfred Jewel. What is known about it? What is not known about it? Why is information about the Alfred Jewel included in Alfred the Great?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast primary documents and secondary documents as they are used in historical research. Which of the resources used in Alfred the Great are primary? Which are secondary?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of Alfred's family in his life and reign. Be sure to discuss his father and siblings, as well as his children.

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