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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Alfred to have works recorded and translated?

2. What was the name of the king who died in 890?

3. The second part of the code is from whom?

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

5. What document is included after the will?

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 purpose of Chapter II?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Alfred's people receive him as a ruler? What evidence supports this?

Essay Topic 2

Explain King Alfred's law-code. What did his law-code reveal about him as a ruler and as a person?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of Alfred's family in his life and reign. Be sure to discuss his father and siblings, as well as his children.

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