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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Merovech's relationship to Chilperic?
(a) He was his grandson.
(b) He was his son.
(c) He was his uncle.
(d) He was his brother.

2. Which of the following is significantly noticeable to the reader by the second book?
(a) The role of holidays.
(b) The role of secular poltiics.
(c) The role of divine magic.
(d) The role of peasants.

3. Who overwhelmed the secular political governing officials?
(a) Scribes.
(b) Clerics.
(c) Kings.
(d) Peasants.

4. According to Gregory of Tours, where did one man emerge from?
(a) His father's home.
(b) Underground.
(c) Underwater.
(d) The sky.

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

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

7. Jesus allegedly told his followers that who could perform miraculous works?
(a) Perfect followers.
(b) Believers.
(c) Saints.
(d) Popes.

8. Why was Cato chosen into his role?
(a) He was popular.
(b) He was intelligent.
(c) He was rich.
(d) He was attractive.

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

10. Who was said to control the rain?
(a) Jesus.
(b) Elias.
(c) Gregory of Tours.
(d) Saint Martin.

11. Which of the following words could have been used to describe relations between monarchs?
(a) Strife.
(b) Acceptance.
(c) Resentment.
(d) Kinship.

12. The man with a physical ailment was told to spend time where, in order to heal?
(a) Inside near the fireplace.
(b) Outside under the stars.
(c) Moonlight by a river.
(d) The light of a window.

13. What is the significance of the introduction in The History of the Franks?
(a) It gives the reader perspective surrounding Gregory of Tours and his job.
(b) It gives the reader perspective about who the Franks were.
(c) It gives the reader perspective about religion during the time the book takes place.
(d) It gives the reader perspective on the conditions surrounding the creation of the book.

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

15. Who broke into Saint Martin's church?
(a) Religious do-gooders.
(b) Thieves.
(c) Vengeful cult members of another saint.
(d) Kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rauching an example of?

2. What did a man feel enter him during the healing scene?

3. Which word best describes Radegunda overall?

4. What were bishops considered to be?

5. What was Chilperic?

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