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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the letter sent to Alfred around 886?
(a) As a request for sanctuary.
(b) As a thank you for a gift.
(c) In response to a request from Alfred.
(d) To touch base.

2. Whose will is included?
(a) Alfred's father's.
(b) Alfred's mother's.
(c) Alfred's brother's.
(d) King Alfred's.

3. Who wrote the psalms?
(a) Luke.
(b) Adam.
(c) Jonah.
(d) David.

4. Where were the couriers sent in 889?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Across Europe.
(d) London.

5. What was Alfred's final prose translation?
(a) The Catholic Book of Prayer.
(b) The New Testament.
(c) The Psalter.
(d) The Gospels.

6. When Alfred received revenues, he apportioned much of it to ______ affairs.
(a) Family.
(b) Secular.
(c) Military.
(d) Spiritual.

7. What positive aspects of Alfred the Great's reign did Asser discuss?
(a) His family.
(b) His parties.
(c) His hobbies.
(d) His accomplishments.

8. What is addressed in the will?
(a) Rulership.
(b) Care of family members.
(c) Instructions for funeral.
(d) Private property.

9. Where did the Vikings travel in 894?
(a) Wales.
(b) Scotland.
(c) London.
(d) Ireland.

10. Where did the fourth portion of the second part of Alfred's money go?
(a) Neighboring monasteries.
(b) The school.
(c) His monasteries.
(d) The poor.

11. How many sub-chapters are in the code?
(a) 120.
(b) 43.
(c) 77.
(d) 100.

12. What was the first work that Alfred the Great had translated for himself?
(a) Dialogues on Faith.
(b) The Catholic Catechism.
(c) Pastoral Care.
(d) On Prayer.

13. How does Alfred divide the laws the he himself did not write?
(a) Into those he likes and those he does not like.
(b) Into those he altered and those that remain unaltered.
(c) Into those that were conservative and those that were liberal.
(d) Into those from the Bible and those from secular sources.

14. What was Alfred the Great's spiritual life like?
(a) He respected Christianity, but did not practice it.
(b) He was exceptionally religious.
(c) He gave appearances of being exceptionally religious, but was an atheist.
(d) He was an ordained priest.

15. Into what language did a bishop translate Pope Gregory's work?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Old English.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. The next document is between Alfred the Great and ______.

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

3. Asser employed a translation of the annals from 851 to ______ to compose his book.

4. What relationship did Alfred have with the king who died in 890?

5. Those who disobeyed Alfred were often ______.

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