- 1. Ethelred I Saxon is also known as Ethelred the ________.
A) Great
B) Conqueror
C) Unready
D) Wise
- 2. Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom did Ethelred I Saxon rule?
A) Wessex
B) Mercia
C) Northumbria
D) Essex
- 3. Ethelred I Saxon was the brother of which famous Anglo-Saxon king?
A) Cnut the Great
B) Harold Godwinson
C) Edward the Confessor
D) Alfred the Great
- 4. Which of the following historical events occurred during Ethelred I Saxon's reign?
A) The Norman Conquest
B) The signing of the Magna Carta
C) Viking raids on England
D) The Hundred Years' War
- 5. Ethelred I Saxon's reign saw a significant increase in Viking attacks and raids on England, leading to a key event known as the _______ of England.
A) Norman Invasion
B) Anglo-Saxon Union
C) Danelaw
D) Saxon Resistance
- 6. Which English royal house did Ethelred I Saxon belong to?
A) House of Tudor
B) House of York
C) House of Plantagenet
D) House of Wessex
- 7. Ethelred I Saxon famously paid a large sum of money, known as the 'Danegeld', to which group of invaders?
A) Vikings
B) Saxons
C) Normans
D) Franks
- 8. Which Anglo-Saxon chronicler provides significant information about Ethelred I Saxon and the events of his reign?
A) Asser
B) Geoffrey of Monmouth
C) Venerable Bede
D) William of Malmesbury
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