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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. What work by Pope Gregory did Asser help translate?
(a) Pastoral Care.
(b) The Journals of Pope Gregory.
(c) Death and Dying.
(d) On the Sanctity of Marriage.

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

3. In addition to a priest, Asser was a ______.
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Professor.
(d) Bishop.

4. What annals were put together during and following Alfred's reign?
(a) The Journals of Alfred the Great.
(b) The England Annals.
(c) The Wessex Annals.
(d) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

5. When did the Vikings leave East Anglia?
(a) 857.
(b) 871.
(c) 865.
(d) 899.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Ceorl fight with the men of Devon?

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

3. When the king of the Vikings was captured, what did Alfred do to him?

4. Who took over when King Aethelred died?

5. What kind of phraseology does Asser use in his book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Asser?

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

10. Explain what happened when the Viking army left East Anglia and attacked the West Saxons.

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