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