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