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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. What happens to the monks in the Viking attack of 878?

2. Petrus travels to the estate of whose family?

3. The summer of 1139 began a time of political trouble known as ____________.

4. Who brings a bride for Krona?

5. When is Osmund admitted to the mason guild?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the source of the disagreement between Petrus and his father early in the chapter?

2. Why does Petrus's father have Petrus imprisoned?

3. Why is Caius Porteus labeled a traitor and sent to Sorviodunum?

4. What connection does the carved figure Nooma finds have to the past?

5. Why do the people of Sarum hold Tosutigus in low regard?

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

7. Why does the marriage between Porteus and Tosutigus's daughter fail?

8. How does William Shockley get news about situations in places far from home?

9. What connection do rats and fleas have to the Black Death?

10. What sort of economic arrangement do the farmers and hunters make concerning pelts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Briefly explain the most significant political upheavals mentioned in the chapter "New World."

Essay Topic 2

List and describe the main religious conflicts mentioned over the course of the novel. Include the approximate years in which the conflicts occurred, the opposing sides, and the outcome of the conflict.

Essay Topic 3

The chapter covering the mid to late sixteenth century is titled "New World." Why does the chapter have this title, and how is this a fitting title?

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