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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 joined forces with the Saxons in 891 to fight the Vikings?

2. What is addressed in the will?

3. What relative of Alfred's died in 888?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Chapter II?

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

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

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

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

6. Who joined forces when the Vikings were attacking the Franks?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Alfred's goal in translating works into English. What works did he choose? Why did he choose these specific works?

Essay Topic 2

Explain why it was important for Asser to include King Alfred's lineage in his biography, particularly on his father's side.

Essay Topic 3

What are appendices? What are the purposes of the appendices in Alfred the Great? What do they add to the book? How would the book be different if they were not there?

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