The Pillars of the Earth Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Pillars of the Earth Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the old women in the crowd conclude about the person at whom the prisoner is looking?
(a) She is about to die.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) He is the prisoner's brother.
(d) He is old and weary.

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 ale and food to sell at the hanging.
(c) They bring their weaving to pass the time.
(d) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.

3. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?
(a) The poor of the town
(b) Craftsmen and traders
(c) Soldiers
(d) Prostitutes

4. How does Tom get hired to make repairs on Kingsbridge Cathedral?
(a) He wins a bid against another stonemason.
(b) He begs the prior for the job.
(c) He sets the cathedral on fire, hoping to get the job to repair it.
(d) Jack sets the cathedral on fire and Tom proposes a plan to the Prior for repairs.

5. Who nudges the sheriff impatiently, wanting to hurry along the hanging?
(a) The king
(b) The knight
(c) The bailiff
(d) The priest

6. How many passengers aboard the sunken ship survive?
(a) Ten
(b) Three
(c) One
(d) Five

7. What is the historical significance of the ship that flounders off Balfour?
(a) King Henry's wife dies in the wreck.
(b) Queen Maud's son is aboard.
(c) King Henry's only heir perishes in the wreck.
(d) King Stephen's heir perishes.

8. What does William Hamleigh do when he finds Aliena in the earl's castle?
(a) He and his groom cut off Richard's hand and rape Aliena.
(b) He and his groom beat Matthew and Richard, and rape Aliena.
(c) He and his groom rape Aliena and Richard, but let Matthew go.
(d) He and his groom rape Aliena, cut off a piece of Richard's ear, and kill Matthew.

9. Who teaches Aliena about the wool business?
(a) Ellen
(b) Prior Philip
(c) Francis
(d) Meg, a wool merchant's wife

10. Why does Lord William Hamleigh dismiss Tom and his stonemasons?
(a) William finds a cheaper builder.
(b) William's engagement is broken off.
(c) William decides to live in his father's castle.
(d) William decides to move to a different town.

11. After the death of Bishop James, who does Remingus see as his rival for the post of Prior of Kingsbridge?
(a) Peter of Wareham
(b) Francis
(c) Waleran
(d) Prior Philip

12. What does Aliena's and Richard's father make them vow to him?
(a) They will get revenge on the Hamleighs and get back the earldom.
(b) They will get King Stephen to help them.
(c) They will go into the forest and stay out of harm's way.
(d) They will get as far away from Shiring as they can.

13. Who does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) A young boy
(d) A girl of about 15 years of age

14. Who is the master quarryman that Tom hires?
(a) Otto Blackface
(b) Peter Wareham
(c) Otto Blackbeard
(d) Alfred Builder

15. Where is Tom's third child born?
(a) In a church
(b) In a warm cottage
(c) In a frozen forest
(d) In a monastery

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condition of Tom and his family by the time Christmas arrives?

2. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?

3. How does Aliena react when a robber strikes Richard on the head, trying to steal his sword?

4. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?

5. What is Tom Builder's one passion in life?

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