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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alfred the Great promised ______ of his mental and bodily effort to God's service.

2. How many structures did Alfred the Great build?

3. Where were the couriers sent in 889?

4. When Alfred received revenues, he apportioned much of it to ______ affairs.

5. What bishop translated a work by Pope Gregory for King Alfred?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two major challenges did Alfred face during his reign?

2. What is the significance of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care to King Alfred? What is its focus?

3. Why does King Alfred alter passages of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy? What do these alterations reveal about Alfred?

4. Explain Alfred's law-code.

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

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

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

8. What three people died between 888 and 890?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast primary documents and secondary documents as they are used in historical research. Which of the resources used in Alfred the Great are primary? Which are secondary?

Essay Topic 2

Explain Alfred's goal in translating works into English. What works did he choose? Why did he choose these specific works?

Essay Topic 3

How did Alfred's people receive him as a ruler? What evidence supports this?

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