View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following describes the man Gregory had to work with who caused him trouble?
(a) Embittered.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Fair.

2. Which of the following correlations did Gregory make?
(a) Between fear and unruliness.
(b) Between favor and secularity.
(c) Between fear and ethical development.
(d) Between ethical development and relationships.

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

4. What did the man with powers wear in Book 9?
(a) Sandals.
(b) A hood.
(c) Shorts.
(d) Boots.

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

6. After the flood occurred, what was the first recommendation for a solution?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Literature.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Kind words.

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

8. 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) King.
(b) Priest.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Prince.

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

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

11. Who did Gregory of Tours base most stories on?
(a) Prominent social political leaders.
(b) Bishops.
(c) Peasants and village men.
(d) Prominent religious figures.

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

13. At the beginning of Book 10, what was located?
(a) Relics.
(b) Religious texts.
(c) The biography of a king.
(d) A village.

14. In the story about the woman and her suitors, who repelled the man's attempt to marry the woman?
(a) The woman's father.
(b) The man's parents.
(c) The woman's mother.
(d) The woman.

15. What was the woman in the first miracle story doing when she caught on fire?
(a) Attacking an enemy.
(b) Baking bread.
(c) Starting a fire for warmth.
(d) Roasting a pig.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bishops validated the right of ascendancy of Clothar?

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

3. Who was ultimately credited with miraculously restoring the health of the ill man in Book 11?

4. Which of the following describes the writing style Gregory of Tours used in writing The History of the Franks?

5. In Chapter 10, what animals were free to roam?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 440 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample