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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Claudius hate the Druids?

2. How many people live in the area which Krona rules?

3. How does Tep die?

4. From where does William atte Brigge sell his goods?

5. Instead of armed resistance, what does Tosutigus's plan involve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What sort of religious compromise do the farmers and hunters reach?

2. Why does Port announce that he will give a gold cross to the nunnery?

3. After the plague, why do wages rise so high?

4. Why are so many young women sacrificed while Krona grieves over the loss of his wife and child?

5. What are some examples of quarrels between women disturbing the peace.

6. Why does Godefroi ask John of Shockley to take his wife and children away?

7. How does the river play a part in the beginning of the affair between Katesh and Tark?

8. Why does Nicholas live in the city instead of with his Aunt Agnes at the sheep house?

9. What does Tosutigus expect from surrendering to the Romans?

10. How does Osmund's admission to the mason guild not go as planned.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Religious conflicts as presented in the novel range from hunter-gatherers conflicting over worship of the sun god versus the moon god to sixteenth century English disagreeing over who should be head of the English church. Are there any religious conflicts that seem to be less about actual religious belief and more about politics?

Essay Topic 2

Of the few women that demonstrated an unusual amount of will and assertiveness, choose one and construct an argument stating that this specific character demonstrated the most bravery in the face of both public and private pressures.

Essay Topic 3

Pick one of the major themes of the novel Sarum and build an argument stating that one specific theme was the most powerful force in shaping lives over the course of the centuries.

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