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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 did the pope do to Alfred?

2. What time period is not recorded in Asser's book?

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

4. After his capture, what was the relationship between Alfred the Great and the king of the Vikings?

5. When did Burgred, the new king of the Mercians, ask Aethewulf for help against the Vikings?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was the relationship between Asser and Alfred?

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

8. What happened on Easter in 878?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was important to King Alfred? Explain his priorities in both his personal life and as a king. Support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of education in Alfred's life and reign.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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