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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As described in Chapter 10, what year was Childebert in his reign?
(a) 15.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

2. Which of the following was most likely true about Gregory of Tours?
(a) He was not actually literate.
(b) He was a liar.
(c) He was self-confident.
(d) He believed in religious miracles.

3. Who did Gregory the deacon eventually become an aide to?
(a) The king.
(b) God.
(c) The pope of a small city.
(d) The Pope.

4. Why didn't a priest serve alcohol to the man Gregory worked with?
(a) He was sad.
(b) He was already drunk.
(c) He was not allowed to be drinking.
(d) He was already angry.

5. Who did the man prone to outbursts admit he was subordinate to?
(a) Gregory.
(b) The priest.
(c) God.
(d) The king.

6. Gregory the deacon founded how many monasteries prior to changing positions in the church?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

7. The man who Gregory worked with threatened him with vengeance if he regained whose favor?
(a) The priest's.
(b) The Lord's.
(c) The bishop's.
(d) The king's.

8. In Chapter 10, what animals were free to roam?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Deer.
(c) Cougars.
(d) Wolves.

9. Why was Book 11 prepared?
(a) To serve as a textbook.
(b) To back up Gregory of Tours' point of view.
(c) To contradict Gregory of Tours' point of view.
(d) To reveal factual information Gregory of Tours did not include due to religion.

10. After the ill man in Book 11 allegedly healed, where did the man want to make a pilgrimage to?
(a) Saint Silas' tomb.
(b) His parents' home.
(c) The tomb where Jesus died.
(d) Saint Martin's tomb.

11. What happened when the ill man in Book 11 called upon a higher figure, allegedly?
(a) He kills himself.
(b) Nothing changes.
(c) He heals.
(d) He dies.

12. In Book 9, Chapter 15, Gregory reports that the King of Spain called together which groups of people?
(a) Priests.
(b) Bishops.
(c) Peasants.
(d) Kings.

13. According to Gregory of Tours, what appeared during the flood?
(a) A serpent.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A dinosaur.
(d) A wizard.

14. How many bishops validated the right of ascendancy of Clothar?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

15. In Book 9, the man who had powers was wearing a shirt made out of what?
(a) Cow hair.
(b) Goat hair.
(c) Horse hair.
(d) Human hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What greatly marked the rules of conduct of Gregory's church?

2. Gregory claimed that something was the real cause of Chilperic's demise. What was it?

3. What was the role of the man who, with the representation of a number of people, set about a grim finish by being treated like an animal?

4. Within how many hours was the woman who caught on fire allegedly healed?

5. Who did the man Gregory had trouble with attack?

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