- 1. Ethelred I Saxon is also known as Ethelred the ________.
A) Great
B) Wise
C) Unready
D) Conqueror
- 2. Which Anglo-Saxon kingdom did Ethelred I Saxon rule?
A) Essex
B) Mercia
C) Wessex
D) Northumbria
- 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) Viking raids on England
B) The Hundred Years' War
C) The Norman Conquest
D) The signing of the Magna Carta
- 5. Which English royal house did Ethelred I Saxon belong to?
A) House of Wessex
B) House of York
C) House of Plantagenet
D) House of Tudor
- 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) Saxon Resistance
B) Danelaw
C) Norman Invasion
D) Anglo-Saxon Union
- 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) William of Malmesbury
B) Geoffrey of Monmouth
C) Asser
D) Venerable Bede
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