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

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

3. What benefit did the translations have for Alfred the Great?
(a) Personal edification.
(b) Education.
(c) Spiritual consolation.
(d) Interpersonal communication skills.

4. Who was rebelled against just after Alfred died?
(a) Aethelwold.
(b) Aethelweared.
(c) Osferth.
(d) Edward.

5. What was the second work translated?
(a) Discourse on Faith.
(b) Consolation of Philosophy.
(c) Explanation of Nobility.
(d) Understanding of Psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the psalms?

2. The Vikings split up into roving ______.

3. What king died in 890?

4. What relationship did Alfred have with the king who died in 890?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Alfred's law-code.

2. What three people died between 888 and 890?

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

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

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

6. What is the purpose of Chapter II?

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

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

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

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

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