"Tess of the d'Urbervilles" was set in Wessex, a fictional place in _______ of England.

King Alfred of Wessex, known as Alfred the Great, united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and the united kingdom eventually became known as “Angleland”, or England.

In 1066, William Duke of Normandy crossed the English channel , and defeated the English army at the battle of _____. A: London B: Hastings C: Sussex D: Wessex

______, King of Wessex, is known as "the father of British Navy" who founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea. A: Alfred B: Henry C: Edward D: William

Many writers like to set their hometown as the background of their stories. Where was John Steinbeck born? A: Long Island, New York B: Salinas, California C: Wessex D: Long Island, California

In history, which monarchs are given the title “the Great?” A: Alexander, King of Macedonia and Persia B: Catherine, Empress of Russia C: Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor of Han China D: Alfred King of Wessex, England

King of Wessex (871–899). Successfully stopped the Viking advance in England, encouraged education, proposing that primary education be taught inEnglish, and improved his kingdom'slegalsystem,military structure and people's quality of life.

Hardy's principal works are the Wessex novels, i.e., novels describing the characters and environment of his native countryside,_____ is NOT included. A: Jude the Obscure B: Under the Greenwood Tree C: The Return of the Native D: A Pair of Blue Eyes

As King Alfred was not able to drive the Danes out of England, he made a treaty with them, allowing them to keep the northern and eastern parts of England, which later became known as ( ). A: the Danelaw B: Wessex C: Sussex D: Normandy

Thomas Hardy’s novels are all Victorian in date. Most of them are set in ______, the fictional primitive and crude rural region which is really the home place he both loves and hates. A: Sussex B: Wessex C: Casterbridge D: Oxford