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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aliena suggest Richard should do with the bandits?
(a) Put them to work in the fields
(b) Hang them in the marketplace
(c) Turn them into an army
(d) Let them go back to their families

2. What does Aliena teach Elizabeth when they meet in church?
(a) How to gain the respect of her servants and soldiers
(b) How to keep William happy
(c) How to buy the best fabric at the market
(d) How to dress like a proper lady

3. What condition does Philip give Jack if he wants to be master builder of the cathedral?
(a) Jack must become a monk.
(b) Jack must adopt Jonathan.
(c) Jack must stay within the budget.
(d) Jack and Aliena must live apart.

4. What does Philip model the plans for a new town after?
(a) Canterbury
(b) London
(c) Salisbury
(d) Winchester

5. Who convinces Waleran to block Aliena's annulment from Alfred?
(a) Philip
(b) Francis
(c) Alfred
(d) William

6. What does Waleran convince William to do to hinder Philip's success?
(a) Burn the cathedral
(b) Kidnap one of the monks for ransom
(c) Take over the forests
(d) Take over the quarry

7. When William asks King Stephen for the earldom, who is also there saying he should be the earl?
(a) Richard
(b) Philip
(c) Waleran
(d) Francis

8. Who tells Aliena that Jack has gone to Paris to work on a cathedral?
(a) Ellen
(b) Raschid
(c) Francis
(d) Aysha

9. What visions are tormenting William when he stops building the church in Shiring?
(a) Being spat upon by peasants
(b) His mother burning in hell
(c) Aliena laughing at him
(d) His begging in the streets

10. What does Richard do to avoid being arrested by William?
(a) Crosses the channel to France
(b) Moves to Spain
(c) Hides in the forest
(d) Joins the crusades in the Holy Land

11. What does Tom give to Jack that no other man could give?
(a) The cathedral
(b) His wedding ring
(c) His mason's tools
(d) A loving brother

12. What gift does Jack bring back for Prior Philip?
(a) A chest of silver
(b) A silk robe
(c) A new bible
(d) A war horse

13. What is Jack's punishment for talking to Aliena unsupervised?
(a) He is locked in his room.
(b) He must lie in front of the altar and beg forgiveness.
(c) He is locked in a cell.
(d) He must fast for 30 days.

14. Why is William so upset that Waleran will not give him absolution for his sins?
(a) He fears the fires of hell.
(b) He won't be allowed the earldom.
(c) He fears his mother's religious wrath.
(d) He won't be allowed in the church.

15. Where does Aliena go to find Jack?
(a) Wales
(b) Spain
(c) Scotland
(d) France

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jonathan decide to do with his life now that he is sixteen years old?

2. What is Richard's position in Kingsbridge?

3. Why is Alfred marrying Aliena?

4. Why are the peasants afraid to go to the Kingsbridge market?

5. What does Aliena tell Richard he should do to be named Earl of Shiring?

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