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

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

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

4. In what year did the document included after the will give something to Aethelhelm?
(a) 886.
(b) Upon Alfred's death.
(c) 892.
(d) 871.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is included in Chapter IV that is from the Bible?

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

3. What document is included after the will?

4. Which of the following does Asser NOT discuss about Alfred's reign?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who swore oaths to King Alfred in 893? What happened when the Vikings split into roving bands that same year?

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

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

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

7. Explain the role that faith played in Alfred's life.

8. What is the purpose of Chapter II?

9. How were people who were disobedient to Alfred handled?

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

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