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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. What made Gregory most disappointed in the man he had problems with?

2. Who was the bishop of the city that had the large flood?

3. Gregory claimed that something was the real cause of Chilperic's demise. What was it?

4. How did local clerics react to the "sorcerer"?

5. Why did Gregory initially reject his promotion?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Gregory the deacon uplifted to Gregory the bishop?

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

3. What passing down of relics did Gregory describe?

4. Who did Gregory describe as validating the right of ascendancy of Clothar?

5. According to Gregory, what was the real cause of Chilperic's demise?

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

7. Why did Gregory dislike Diana-worshiping?

8. Gregory described a man whom he had many problems with. How did this man view the hierarchy of he and Gregory?

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

10. What marked the rules of conduct at Saint Martin's temple by gender difference?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gregory believed in supernatural healing, miracles, and supernatural powers. What role did miracles seem to play in Gregory's life? Do you think that Gregory and other people during his time were more gullible than people are today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Gregory's book discusses divine magic. Why do you think divine magic plays such a large part in The History of the Franks? What effect does the role of divine magic in the book have on the reader? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Gregory claimed that many monarchs were not tyrannical or forceful, and they were actually voted in to their positions. How does this differ from modern perception of monarchs? What role did monarchs play in Gregory's world? Why do you think this is?

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