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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the relationship between Pope Marinus and Alfred the Great?
(a) Pope Marinus baptized Alfred into the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) They were friends.
(c) Pope Marinus was Alfred's spiritual advisor.
(d) Alfred went to school with Marinus before he became pope.
2. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?
(a) 865.
(b) 849.
(c) 871.
(d) 851.
3. Who was the father of the wife Aethewulf brought home from Rome?
(a) Louis the XVI.
(b) Jason of the Argonauts.
(c) Charles the Bald.
(d) Charlemagne.
4. What kingdom was Asser from?
(a) Kent.
(b) Dyfed.
(c) Cork.
(d) Wessex.
5. When did Asser die?
(a) 907.
(b) The exact date of his death is not known.
(c) 899.
(d) 909.
6. Whom did Alfred the Great visit while passing through Carolingian France?
(a) Catherine the Peaceful.
(b) Charles the Bald.
(c) Jason the Argonaut.
(d) Louis the Educated.
7. In what year did Asser meet Alfred the Great?
(a) 871.
(b) 885.
(c) 899.
(d) 862.
8. When did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) 871-899 A.D.
(b) 893-899 A.D.
(c) 871-901 A.D.
(d) The exact dates of his rule are not known.
9. What career did Asser have?
(a) Monk.
(b) Professor.
(c) Artist.
(d) Writer.
10. Asser traces Alfred's lineage all the back to whom?
(a) Jacob.
(b) King David.
(c) Moses.
(d) Adam.
11. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The Journals of Alfred the Great.
(b) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(c) The England Annals.
(d) The Wessex Annals.
12. Where did the Vikings go in 873?
(a) To the Northumbrians.
(b) To the Celts.
(c) To the Scots.
(d) Back to their homeland.
13. What did Asser provide regarding Alfred the Great?
(a) A museum.
(b) An oil painting.
(c) A bust.
(d) A biography.
14. What chronicle did Asser use as a basis for his book?
(a) The New British Chronicle.
(b) The Wessex Chronicle.
(c) The Welsh Chronicle.
(d) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
15. How many Viking ships did Aethelstan capture?
(a) One.
(b) None; they were all burned to ashes.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Nine.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is included in the annals put together during and following Alfred's reign?
2. Where was Asser from?
3. Where did the Vikings go in 872?
4. When was the epithet "the Great" added to Alfred's name?
5. How many brothers did Alfred the Great have?
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