- 1. Ethelred I Saxon is also known as Ethelred the ________.
A) Conqueror
B) Unready
C) Great
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) Edward the Confessor
B) Cnut the Great
C) Alfred the Great
D) Harold Godwinson
- 4. Which of the following historical events occurred during Ethelred I Saxon's reign?
A) The Norman Conquest
B) Viking raids on England
C) The Hundred Years' War
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) Saxon Resistance
B) Danelaw
C) Norman Invasion
D) Anglo-Saxon Union
- 6. Which English royal house did Ethelred I Saxon belong to?
A) House of Plantagenet
B) House of Wessex
C) House of York
D) House of Tudor
- 7. Ethelred I Saxon famously paid a large sum of money, known as the 'Danegeld', to which group of invaders?
A) Saxons
B) Vikings
C) Normans
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
|