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