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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second part of the code is from whom?
(a) Ine.
(b) Alfred.
(c) Edward.
(d) Moses.

2. Where did the second part of Alfred's money go?
(a) Straight to his family.
(b) Straight to God.
(c) Straight to the military.
(d) Straight to the people.

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

4. What king died in 890?
(a) The southern king.
(b) The western king.
(c) The northern king.
(d) The eastern king.

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

6. Why did Alfred alter passages in the second work translated?
(a) To create a better picture of the history of England.
(b) To protect the nobility from sharing their secrets.
(c) To generate an explicitly Christian message in it.
(d) To simply its explanations for the common man.

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

8. What is discussed in the first part of Chapter IV?
(a) King Alfred's laws.
(b) King Alfred's military interests.
(c) King Alfred's spiritual beliefs.
(d) King Alfred's promises to his people.

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

10. What did Alfred contribute to the translation of Pope Gregory's work?
(a) An addendum.
(b) A dedication.
(c) A letter to readers.
(d) An introduction.

11. Chapter II translates the annals that cover Alfred's life that pick up from ______?
(a) The death of Asser.
(b) Alfred's marriage.
(c) The birth of Alfred's son.
(d) Where Asser's writing left off.

12. How many years did Alfred the Great rule?
(a) 25.
(b) 30.
(c) 17.
(d) 28.

13. When was the next document produced?
(a) The exact date is not known.
(b) 886.
(c) 878.
(d) 892.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Soliloquies did Alfred translate?

2. Where did the Vikings travel in 894?

3. What is addressed in the will?

4. What aspect of his money did Alfred believe God would reward?

5. How many sub-chapters are in the code?

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