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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the subject of the discussion the group has?
(a) where to find food.
(b) how to travel.
(c) whether or not to bury Brendan.
(d) what play to perform.

2. Where are the Knights riding to?
(a) France.
(b) the jousting tourney.
(c) their own lord.
(d) the inn.

3. What does the group do together?
(a) attends Brendan's funeral.
(b) fought with the jongleurs.
(c) talk to the Knights.
(d) looks for information.

4. What information does Martin learn about the murder?
(a) the woman was seen yelling at the boy.
(b) the boy was asking for the woman.
(c) the woman made it known she was looking for the boy.
(d) the woman was seen near the road when the boy was killed.

5. What is supposed to happen to Roger True's daughter?
(a) she is having a baby.
(b) she will be hanged.
(c) she will be married.
(d) she is becoming a nun.

6. Thomas Wells obtained the money he was carrying by:
(a) stealing.
(b) work.
(c) selling the family cow.
(d) his mother borrowed it.

7. What does Martin learn will begin the next day?
(a) three days of plays.
(b) a religious service.
(c) six days of jousting.
(d) war games.

8. What does the group finally do with Brendan's body?
(a) cremate it.
(b) cover it with snow.
(c) bury it in a proper grave.
(d) place it in the cart and take it with them.

9. What does Martin compare players to?
(a) a priest before the altar.
(b) a good jousting match.
(c) a knight on a horse.
(d) a lord before his king.

10. Why wouldn't the innkeeper haggle over the price of the accommodations?
(a) he was overbooked.
(b) he thought they were robbers.
(c) he didn't like the look of the group.
(d) they were vagabond players.

11. What do Martin and Nicholas talk about?
(a) Nicholas staying with the players.
(b) the next play.
(c) their travel plans.
(d) the murder.

12. The man who died was:
(a) Brendan.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Sephen.
(d) Martin.

13. Who breaks up the fight and settles the issue?
(a) the sheriff.
(b) a Knight.
(c) the King's Justice.
(d) the innkeeper.

14. What did Nicholas do for Sir Robert de Brian?
(a) transcribed volumes of verse.
(b) ran his household.
(c) taught his child.
(d) acted as lianson with the Bishop.

15. The group arranges burial for Brendan with the:
(a) morgue.
(b) hospital.
(c) innkeeper.
(d) town priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Straw compare the Knights to:

2. What is Nicholas' view of his first performance?

3. Who scares the players as they are talking at the graveyard?

4. Thomas Wells died by:

5. Which characters do they feel could be played without words?

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