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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. What is the name of the school where Godric finally learns his letters?
(a) Saint Christopher.
(b) Saint Thomas Aquinas.
(c) Saint Michael.
(d) Saint Mary-le-Bow.

2. To which court is Godric taken where Jesus was flogged?
(a) Herod's.
(b) Pilate's.
(c) David's.
(d) Judas's.

3. Which port do Roger Mouse and Godric put into for a drink on their trip to Jerusalem?
(a) Arsuf.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Samsun.
(d) Izmir.

4. What does Elric eat?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Grub worms and leaves.
(c) Roots and nuts.
(d) Fruit and flowers.

5. In Godric's opinion, who is easy to love?
(a) A babe.
(b) God.
(c) A mother.
(d) A brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godric say that life is as he describes the rich and poor that he has known?

2. Godric doubts that Elric has washed since _____.

3. What does "Flambard" mean in Norman?

4. Who suggests that Godric come to Durham with him and go to school?

5. Whose throat does Godric slit for martyr's blood when Peregrine Small's runs out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Reginald say of Godric's newly-acquired ability to read and write?

2. What happened fifty years before when Ranulf Flambard brought Cuthbert's bones to Durham?

3. What does Godric say of faith, hope, and charity? Why does he say this?

4. What does Godric bid his feet to do and why?

5. Describe the cathedral at Durham.

6. How is Elric, in all his rantings and his hermit lifestyle, treated by the community that surrounds where he lives?

7. When Reginald is writing in his book about Godric's service with Falkes de Granvill, how does he judge the noble lord as Godric tells his story? How does this reflect Reginald's belief that all men are essentially good?

8. Describe the apparition that Godric sees when he prays to the Mother Mary.

9. How does Godric contemplate the decisions he has made in his life regarding the people he has known?

10. Why does Godric choose the church near Bishop Auckland to give away his fortune?

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