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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. Though Alfred grew in prominence, he was still plagued by what?
(a) Fear of the unknown future.
(b) Assassination attempts.
(c) Severe depression.
(d) Attacks by foreign peoples.

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

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

4. What was the name of the king who died in 890?
(a) Aelthehelm.
(b) Exeter.
(c) Heahstan.
(d) Guthrum.

5. Where were Alfred's candles burned?
(a) In his private prayer chapel.
(b) At relics.
(c) At cemeteries.
(d) At cathedrals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the first work that Alfred had translated for himself?

2. Many psalms express outrage with the author's enemies and pleas to God for ______.

3. Chapter II translates the annals that cover Alfred's life that pick up from ______?

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

5. Into what language did a bishop translate Pope Gregory's work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the penultimate document? What are double acrostics?

3. What is Bishop Wulfsige's preface to the translation of Gregory's Dialogues?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What two major challenges did Alfred face during his reign?

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

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