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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. Who was ultimately credited with miraculously restoring the health of the ill man in Book 11?
(a) Gregory of Tours.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Saint Silas.
(d) God.

2. Which of the following was most likely true about Gregory of Tours?
(a) He was not actually literate.
(b) He believed in religious miracles.
(c) He was self-confident.
(d) He was a liar.

3. What happened when the ill man in Book 11 called upon a higher figure, allegedly?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) He heals.
(c) Nothing changes.
(d) He dies.

4. Who did the man Gregory had trouble with attack?
(a) A bishop.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A priest.
(d) A peasant.

5. In the story Gregory of Tours revealed about King Gunthram, how many years had he been king?
(a) 40.
(b) 12.
(c) 34.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reported about the "last straw" at Gregory's church?

2. According to Gregory of Tours, what appeared during the flood?

3. How did Gregory attempt to evade his promotion?

4. Gregory and one other man became convinced that the man Gregory had problems with was which of the following?

5. In the story where the woman caught on fire, what was her reaction?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gregory describe some of the bad political leaders during his time?

2. How did Gregory intend to make the reader feel by including the details of how one man was killed and treated like an animal?

3. What recommendations were made to cure the plague after the flood of Rome?

4. Besides the flood in Rome, what other disasters occurred in the same time period and location?

5. How did the "sorcerer" come to the attention of local clerics?

6. How did Gregory describe the man who had the ability to sense when others spoke ill of him?

7. Why did Gregory attempt to reject his promotion?

8. What is the dramatic story Gregory relayed about a young woman and one of her suitors?

9. Why did Gregory dislike Diana-worshiping?

10. What made Gregory believe that a man was a "sorcerer"?

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