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

2. Where did the Vikings travel in 894?
(a) Wales.
(b) London.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Ireland.

3. What is the name of the relative of Alfred's that died in 888?
(a) Aethelsyd.
(b) Aethelfor.
(c) Aethelberg.
(d) Aethelswith.

4. Where did the second part of Alfred's money go?
(a) Straight to the people.
(b) Straight to the military.
(c) Straight to his family.
(d) Straight to God.

5. What aspect of his money did Alfred believe God would reward?
(a) Spending it for his subjects.
(b) Saving for an inheritance.
(c) Tithing.
(d) Giving to charity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What appeared at Easter in 891?

2. Who joined forces with the Saxons in 891 to fight the Vikings?

3. What is addressed in the will?

4. In what year did the document included after the will give something to Aethelhelm?

5. What document is included after the will?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a charter in Anglo-Saxon terms? How many survive from the Anglo-Saxon period?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why was Alfred so careful about his financial affairs?

9. What three people died between 888 and 890?

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

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