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

2. Those who disobeyed Alfred were often ______.
(a) Humiliated.
(b) Banished.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Imprisoned.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Alfred the Great's spiritual life like?

2. What did Alfred the Great want to restore to England?

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

4. The Vikings split up into roving ______.

5. What is addressed in the will?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Vikings go in 896? What happened?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What three people died between 888 and 890?

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

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