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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Alfred chose the work he did to be the first to be translated for himself?
(a) It was a childhood favorite.
(b) It was a gift from his father.
(c) It focused on the traits needed for men in government.
(d) It was recommended to him by Asser.

2. What was the name of the king who died in 890?
(a) Heahstan.
(b) Aelthehelm.
(c) Exeter.
(d) Guthrum.

3. Where were Alfred's candles burned?
(a) At relics.
(b) At cathedrals.
(c) At cemeteries.
(d) In his private prayer chapel.

4. What is included in Chapter IV that is from the Bible?
(a) The lineage of King David.
(b) The Ten Commandments.
(c) The Beatitudes.
(d) The Sermon on the Mount.

5. Asser employed a translation of the annals from 851 to ______ to compose his book.
(a) 899.
(b) 887.
(c) 865.
(d) 891.

Short Answer Questions

1. The second work translated was a dialogue between Boethius and ______.

2. How many candles did Alfred have made?

3. Where did the story of King Alfred's rule come from?

4. Why could the Vikings not remain where they went in 894?

5. Who told Alfred to have works recorded and translated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the role that faith played in Alfred's life.

2. What did Alfred do with the revenues he received?

3. What is the significance of Pope Gregory's Dialogues to King Alfred?

4. What is the significance of Alfred's will? Why did his will cause a rebellion against Edward just after Alfred died?

5. Who joined forces when the Vikings were attacking the Franks?

6. What is a charter in Anglo-Saxon terms? How many survive from the Anglo-Saxon period?

7. What is Bishop Wulfsige's preface to the translation of Gregory's Dialogues?

8. Explain the translation of St. Augustine's Soliloquies.

9. What did Alfred promise to God's service?

10. What did Alfred do with the second part of his money?

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