Alfred the Great

Which English king is the only one to have been given the epithet "the Great"?

• William the Conqueror

• Richard the Lionheart

• Alfred

• Edward the Confessor

What event is widely considered the beginning of the Viking Age in England?

• The Battle of Aclea

• The arrival of three ships full of Northmen in 787 AD

• The raid on Lindisfarne Island

• The division of Wessex into two parts

What was the primary objective of the Great Heathen Army's invasion of England in 865 AD?

• To plunder monasteries and return home with riches.

• To establish permanent settlements and conquer territory.

• To form alliances with Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.

• To avenge the death of King Æthelred.

What was the outcome of the West Saxon attack on the Viking encampment at Reading?

• A decisive victory for the West Saxons.

• A stalemate, with neither side gaining an advantage.

• A defeat for the West Saxons.

• The Vikings surrendered and left England.

What was a key term of the Treaty of Wedmore, signed after the Battle of Edington?

• The Vikings were expelled from all of England.

• Guthrum and his men had to convert to Christianity.

• Alfred agreed to pay a large tribute to the Vikings.

• Wessex was divided into two separate kingdoms.