6.20.W - Lesson: The Anglo-Saxons Review

Question 1

Alfred “the Great” mimicked which major medieval ruler?
Ecgbehrt
Ethelred
Alfred of Wessex
Charlemagne

Answer 1

Charlemagne

Question 2

During the Post-Roman Period, Britain was attacked by which people group?
All of these are correct.
Saxons
Angles
Vikings
Celts

Answer 2

All of these are correct.

Question 3

Alfred received the moniker “the great” because…
he revived learning
he conquered the Welsh
he established an empire
of a military victory against the Vikings

Answer 3

of a military victory against the Vikings

Question 4

Which German tribes pushed the Romans out and conquered Britain? (Choose all that may apply.)
Angles
Jutes
Vikings
Saxons

Answer 4

Angles
Jutes
Saxons

Question 5

Based on the lesson, who is considered to be the first king of England?
Alfred of Wessex
Ecgbehrt
Franklin of Saxony
Leo the Great

Answer 5

Ecgbehrt

Question 6

Prior to the ___________________ conquering Britain in the first century AD, little is known about the native people.
Germans
Vikings
Greeks
Romans

Answer 6

Romans

Question 7

Which Anglo-Saxon king stopped the Viking invasion of England at the Battle of Edington in 878 AD?
William
Harold
John
Alfred

Answer 7

Alfred

Question 8

Alfred received the moniker “the great” because…
of a military victory against the Vikings
he established an empire
he revived learning
he conquered the Welsh

Answer 8

of a military victory against the Vikings