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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was asked to bring forth his traveling companions who were suffering from an ailment?
(a) Pope.
(b) Deacon.
(c) King.
(d) Priest.

2. What was the word Christ used as?
(a) A surname.
(b) A title.
(c) A first name.
(d) A pledge.

3. What were bishops considered to be?
(a) Spiritual descendants of Jesus.
(b) Kings.
(c) Apostles.
(d) Saints.

4. What word was used to describe multiple wives?
(a) Cornucopia.
(b) Concubine.
(c) Plethora.
(d) Multitude.

5. When Gregory of Tours describes the man who "emerged", what type of literary device was used?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Diction.
(d) Irony.

6. What was the name of the duke the two men wanted to attack?
(a) Duke of Chantario.
(b) Duke of Chicanso.
(c) Duke of Cantral.
(d) Duke of Champagne.

7. What did Rauching take pleasure in?
(a) Giving to others.
(b) The pain of others.
(c) Dividing wealth evenly.
(d) Many women.

8. When Saint Martin was tested and mocked, what was his position?
(a) Saint.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Pope.

9. Which of the following describes the way Rauching ruled his kingdom?
(a) Fair and balanced.
(b) Wanton and cruel.
(c) Vindictive and aggressive.
(d) Friendly and unimposing.

10. During Gregory of Tours' time, which of the following described the other bishops?
(a) Unintelligent.
(b) Unpolitical.
(c) Unreligious.
(d) Illiterate.

11. Which prophet was associated with divine magic?
(a) Elias.
(b) Simon.
(c) Silas.
(d) Eleanore.

12. What was Cato's role?
(a) Peasant.
(b) Bishop.
(c) King.
(d) Priest.

13. What years does The History of the Franks cover?
(a) AD 0 to 68.
(b) AD 538 to 594.
(c) AD 605 to 656.
(d) BC 206 to 52.

14. What was Brunhilde's reaction to two men who were determined to attack the duke?
(a) She chose not to take sides.
(b) She defended the men.
(c) She defended the duke.
(d) She was ignorant of the issue.

15. In the description of the cure assigned to one man's condition, which of the following was one of the cures?
(a) Blessed oil.
(b) Moonlight.
(c) Holy water.
(d) Vinegar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which concept did Gregory of Tours use in reference to the man with many wives, that may confuse readers?

2. How did Chilperic react to Merovech's wife?

3. Which of the following did Radegunda successfully found?

4. What type of knowledge did Gregory of Tours have knowledge of?

5. What was Radegunda's relation to the king?

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