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

2. How many candles did Alfred have made?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Six.

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

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

5. What kind of king was Alfred the Great, according to Asser?
(a) Excellent.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Militaristic.
(d) Meek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the first portion of the second part of Alfred's money go?

3. Where did the second part of Alfred's money go?

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

5. How does Alfred divide the laws the he himself did not write?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three people died between 888 and 890?

2. What is the final document in King Alfred the Great?

3. Explain the preface of the translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care.

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

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

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

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

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

9. When did Alfred die? How long did he rule?

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

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