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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 is the name of the Judean slave with whom Porteus has an affair?

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

3. What two tribes revolt against the Romans in 60 A.D.?

4. When is Osmund admitted to the mason guild?

5. Where does Godefroi want his wife and children taken?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why must the King of France settle a dispute in England?

3. Why is Godric hanged even after his uncle pays a bribe?

4. Why do both church and state government need each other at this time?

5. What religious secret does Petrus conceal?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel Sarum presents several themes. Pick one of the ongoing themes of the novel and discuss how it is portrayed throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the setting of the novel Sarum both in terms of geography and moment in history. How crucial is the setting to the story? Could the story presented by the novel have taken place at any other location or time?

Essay Topic 3

Some of the author's portrayal of English life is based on documented historical fact, and other parts are based on theories and conjecture. Which parts of the novel do you believe are based on "best guesses"? Do you find these portions of the novel any less entertaining than the parts that are closely based on historical fact?

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