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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Joan begin to teach and arranges to send to the abbey school?
(a) Matthew, her brother.
(b) John, her brother.
(c) Gisla, Gerold's daughter.
(d) Arn, the son of the woman Joan cured.

2. Why is Aesculapius fired from the schola?
(a) For his beliefs.
(b) For inappropriate behavior with students.
(c) For breaking a vow of celibacy.
(d) For teaching a female student.

3. What is the only way for Hrotrud to prove her innocence?
(a) To drown.
(b) To quit delivering babies.
(c) To confess.
(d) To swim.

4. What is the Roman Lateran Palace?
(a) The home of the Roman Emperor.
(b) The home of the Archbishop of Rome.
(c) The home of the Pope.
(d) The home of the Lutheran bishop.

5. Why has Hrotrud, the midwife, been put on trial?
(a) Hrotrud is accused of heresy.
(b) Hrotrud is accused of infidelity.
(c) Hrotrud is accused of worshipping false gods.
(d) Hrotrud is accused of socery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness befalls the Pope in Chapter 19?

2. What does Gerold find when he goes to the chapel in Villairis?

3. Who takes advantage of the Pope's illness by exerting his power beyond the limits of his position as missus?

4. Why are lepers separated from the general population?

5. About what people is Anastasius writing a book dealing with their history?

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