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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did local clerics react to the "sorcerer"?
(a) They persecuted him.
(b) They ignored him.
(c) They were kind to him.
(d) They killed him.

2. Who was ultimately credited with miraculously restoring the health of the ill man in Book 11?
(a) Saint Silas.
(b) God.
(c) Gregory of Tours.
(d) The Pope.

3. Who did the man Gregory had trouble with attack?
(a) A bartender.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A priest.
(d) A bishop.

4. What was the "last straw" at Gregory's church?
(a) Women touched ornaments.
(b) It was plundered by several men.
(c) The classes began mingling.
(d) People left the church.

5. What else was found in the alleged sorcerer's pouch to show to to Gregory that he was a sorcerer?
(a) Horse hair.
(b) Eyeballs.
(c) Fat.
(d) Hooves.

6. In the story of the young man who gets ill enough that many think he will die, who did he call upon?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Saint Martin.
(c) Saint Silas.
(d) God.

7. Why was the King of Spain disappointed in the group of people he called together?
(a) They were not healthy enough.
(b) They were unable to perform miracles.
(c) They were able to perform miracles.
(d) They were not religious.

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

9. What journey did King Gunthram put in order?
(a) To save Chilperic's son.
(b) To save a duke the two men had been harrassing.
(c) To kill Chilperic's son's wife.
(d) To find a wife.

10. Gregory and one other man became convinced that the man Gregory had problems with was which of the following?
(a) Unfit to be in religious society.
(b) Angry at religion.
(c) Out of favor with the saint.
(d) Possessed by a demon.

11. 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?
(a) Prince.
(b) King.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Priest.

12. In the second story of Book 11, how was the man believed to have been punished after taking credit for something?
(a) He was stripped of his riches.
(b) He was released from the church.
(c) He was thrown from his horse.
(d) He was killed by an enemy.

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

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

15. What was the result of Gregory attempting to evade his promotion?
(a) His request to deny was accepted.
(b) His request to deny was stopped.
(c) He was banished.
(d) He was fired completely.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Gregory attempt to evade his promotion?

2. What kind of teeth was the "sorcerer" trying to sell?

3. Which of the following describes the man who had allegedly special senses in Book 9?

4. In the story about the woman and her suitors, who repelled the man's attempt to marry the woman?

5. Who did Gregory of Tours base most stories on?

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