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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the duke do after the two men robbed and threatened him?
(a) He sought protection under a different king.
(b) He fought back but died.
(c) He was protected by the queen.
(d) He ran away and was not heard from again.

3. During Gregory of Tours' time, which of the following were fights most prevalently regarding?
(a) Politics.
(b) Laws.
(c) Religion.
(d) Who would lead.

4. What was Radegunda's relation to the king?
(a) His niece.
(b) His lover.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His sister.

5. Who did Clotilda hope to raise?
(a) Her sons.
(b) Her brothers.
(c) Her nephews.
(d) Her grandsons.

6. What action would skeptics say that "resurrection" was actually attributed to as a result of this?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Good hygiene.
(c) Faith.
(d) CPR.

7. Why did a group of people murder a bishop?
(a) They did not believe he was religious enough.
(b) They were angry at a decision he made.
(c) They were jealous.
(d) They wanted his money.

8. What did many Roman Christian Bishops supplant?
(a) Wives for rulers.
(b) Pastors.
(c) Books with religious messages.
(d) Kings.

9. Which of the following is the name of the second man determined to attack a duke?
(a) Ugundo.
(b) Ursio.
(c) Undurio.
(d) Urden.

10. Which word best describes Radegunda overall?
(a) Successful.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Insecure.
(d) Unintelligent.

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

12. Which of the following did Radegunda successfully found?
(a) Business.
(b) Church.
(c) Monastery.
(d) Religion.

13. What was one of the lifestyle changes the man with many wives made?
(a) He learned many new languages.
(b) He became a priest.
(c) He rekindled a relationship with a wife he abandoned.
(d) He took a more active interest in his children.

14. Who took over Tours?
(a) British.
(b) Christians.
(c) Gauls.
(d) Franks.

15. Why did Gregory of Tours write this book?
(a) He was a smart man in a world of unintelligence.
(b) He was a literate man in an illiterate world.
(c) He was a religious man in an unreligious world.
(d) He was the only one who knew the real history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the word Christ used as?

2. What years does The History of the Franks cover?

3. According to Gregory of Tours, where did one man emerge from?

4. What relationship did Gregory have to Tours?

5. When Gregory of Tours describes the man who "emerged", what type of literary device was used?

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