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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bishop translated a work by Pope Gregory for King Alfred?
(a) Heahstan.
(b) Werferth.
(c) Aelthehelm.
(d) Aethelred.

2. What aspect of the document included after the will is particularly interesting?
(a) The witnesses.
(b) The conditions.
(c) The date.
(d) The circumstances.

3. The second work translated was a dialogue between Boethius and ______.
(a) Dr. Freud.
(b) Lady Philosophy.
(c) The Virgin Mary.
(d) The Earl of Wessex.

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

5. Who sent a letter to Alfred around 886?
(a) Aethelhelm.
(b) Asser.
(c) Pope Manius.
(d) Fulco.

6. Where did the story of King Alfred's rule come from?
(a) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
(b) Asser's interviews with members of his court.
(c) The Wessex Chronicle.
(d) Alfred's private journals.

7. What structures did Alfred build during his reign?
(a) Monasteries.
(b) Libraries.
(c) Schools.
(d) Fortresses.

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

9. Which of the following does Asser NOT discuss about Alfred's reign?
(a) Monastic intrigue.
(b) His appointees.
(c) His phobias.
(d) Conspiracy.

10. What did Alfred focus on the care of?
(a) The immigrants.
(b) The poor.
(c) The religious.
(d) The uneducated.

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

12. The document included after the will gives what to Aethelhelm?
(a) A portion of the kingdom.
(b) An estate.
(c) A wife.
(d) A neighboring kingdom.

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

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

15. Who wrote the first work that Alfred had translated for himself?
(a) St. Francis of Assisi.
(b) Pope Gregory.
(c) Thomas Aquinas.
(d) Pope Leo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What benefit did the translations have for Alfred the Great?

2. How many couriers did Alfred the Great send out in 889?

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

4. What document is included after the will?

5. The Vikings split up into roving ______.

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