Featured Article Quiz #148
Æthelred the Unready
#1 Æthelred II was called “Æthelred the Unready.” What does the nickname “Unready” refer to in the text?
It is a pun on his name, meaning something like “noble counsel.”
It means he was unable to read and write.
It refers to him being unprepared for the Viking invasions.
#2 According to the text, when did Æthelred II first become king?
978
1013
1016
#3 How did Edward (Æthelred’s half-brother) die, according to the text?
He was killed on 18 March 978 while visiting Ælfthryth and Æthelred at Corfe in Dorset.
He died of natural causes during Edgar’s reign.
He was executed after being convicted of treason in 995.