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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 was the first work that Alfred the Great had translated for himself?
(a) The Catholic Catechism.
(b) On Prayer.
(c) Pastoral Care.
(d) Dialogues on Faith.

2. Many psalms express outrage with the author's enemies and pleas to God for ______.
(a) Mercy.
(b) Strength.
(c) Victory.
(d) Power.

3. Why could the Vikings not remain where they went in 894?
(a) They were called away by the king to another area.
(b) They had too few resources.
(c) The winter was too harsh.
(d) They were battled back by enemy forces.

4. What king died in 890?
(a) The southern king.
(b) The eastern king.
(c) The northern king.
(d) The western king.

5. When was the next document produced?
(a) 878.
(b) 892.
(c) The exact date is not known.
(d) 886.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of the document included after the will is particularly interesting?

2. The document included after the will gives what to Aethelhelm?

3. Where were Alfred's candles burned?

4. Where did the Vikings travel in 894?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain Alfred's law-code.

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

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

7. What three people died between 888 and 890?

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

9. What is the significance of Alfred's will? Why did his will cause a rebellion against Edward just after Alfred died?

10. What did Alfred promise to God's service?

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