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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. Godric asks, " Dear Lord, strew _____ upon my hermit's dreams to make them sweet."
(a) Herbs.
(b) Rosewater.
(c) Lilacs.
(d) Honey.

2. What does Godric say of his incestuous encounter with Burcwen?
(a) That it has ruined his life.
(b) That it was solely Burwen's fault.
(c) That it was done out of love.
(d) That he himself is now a rapist.

3. Which field is thick with corpses from fighting between the Frankish knights and the Turks?
(a) Konya.
(b) Ramleh.
(c) Adana,
(d) Bursa.

4. Where does Elric live?
(a) In a hut.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the abbey.
(d) In a lean-to.

5. Who is the kinsman of Tom Ball that hires Godric to ring the bells ?
(a) Littlefield.
(b) Littlefoot.
(c) Littleton.
(d) Littlefair.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Godric gives his gold away, who does he say was as glad as he was to do so when he told Jesus that he would pay back double for his thievery?

2. What does Hedwic complain about when she starts her conversation with Godric at the feast?

3. By the reckoning of men, one half of Godric's life is an _____.

4. What happens to the man who steals sixteen eggs from Falkes de Granvill?

5. Who says farewell to Godric on his last trip to Farne?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does King Baldwin have on Godric and Roger Mouse when they first meet him?

2. How does Perkin help Godric select his tomb?

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

4. How does Godric describe the Wear River and what is its significance to him?

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

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

7. How does Godric perceive his acts in the service of Falkes de Granvill after his conversation with Hedwic?

8. What happens to Godric as he passes through the Durham gate on his way to Bishop Pudsey's Christmas mass?

9. How does Godric really feel about the sacrifices he has made for God as a hermit?

10. Describe the cathedral at Durham.

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