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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: 1136 - 1137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the townspeople find the whole situation of the hanging strange?
(a) They don't understand why the condemned man would steal something he couldn't resell.
(b) Hangings usually take place in private.
(c) They find it strange that no one is going to see the hanging.
(d) They are not used to seeing a man hanged.

2. What do the older women bring to the marketplace when they go to watch the hanging?
(a) They bring clothing to mend while at the hanging.
(b) They bring their weaving to pass the time.
(c) They bring ale and food to sell at the hanging.
(d) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.

3. Where do Aliena and Richard discover their father is being held?
(a) In prison
(b) In the monastery
(c) In a church basement
(d) In a cave

4. Why does Peter of Wareham become angry with Prior Philip?
(a) Philip forces Peter to clean the cathedral.
(b) Philip tells Peter to be more humble.
(c) Philip forces Peter to fast and pray.
(d) Philip assigns Peter the role of almoner, which requires a lot of travel.

5. What impresses Prior Philip about Tom's plans for the cathedral?
(a) His intricate, costly designs
(b) Tom will work for room and board.
(c) The cheap cost for materials he would use
(d) His detailed calculations of cost, time, and labor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prisoner do after the noose is placed around his neck?

2. What transpires when Tom and his quarrymen arrive at the quarry to start getting stone?

3. What type of cathedral does Tom design for Prior Philip?

4. What do the old women in the crowd conclude about the person at whom the prisoner is looking?

5. What does Aliena buy to start up her wool business?

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