King Alfred, the Great

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What kind of text is King Alfred famous for translating? *

Poetry

Academic papers

Religious texts

Laws

When King Alfred was a kid, his mother gave him...

The Bible

A quill

A novel

A poetry book

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King Alfred's greatest enemies were the French.

True

False

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In which century was King Alfred born?

11th century

8th century

9th century

10th century

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What was the book "Pastoral Care" about *

a book for kings to know how to rule

a handbook for common people to learn about religion

a handbook for bishops that instructs them how to be good pastures

a book written by King Alfred meant to intruct priests on how to be good lecturers

Why was the number 120 so important in early medieval biblical passages? *

120 stood for Law

120 was the age at which Moses died

Do you think Old English would have been documented if it weren't for King Alfred?

Yes, someone would eventually do it.

Probably not.

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Would you say King Alfred is an important character in translation history?

Translations wouldn't be the same if it weren't for him!

Not really.

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