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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between which two groups was there a civil war?
(a) Gauls and Romances.
(b) Franks and Gauls.
(c) Franks and British.
(d) Romans and Franks.

2. Which of the following describes the votes Cato received?
(a) He received the majority of the votes.
(b) He received all positive votes.
(c) He received the minority of the votes.
(d) He received no votes.

3. Which of the following describes the use of the English language in The History of Franks?
(a) It is casual.
(b) It is almost unreadable.
(c) It has been modernized.
(d) It has not been altered.

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

5. What shows how twisted a woman's culture was in Book 4?
(a) She wanted to become a priest, but could not.
(b) She did not value herself.
(c) She accepted her husband after he abandoned her.
(d) She was having her 20th child.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Rauching take pleasure in?

3. Which of the following words could have been used to describe relations between monarchs?

4. Who often mocked and teased Saint Martin?

5. Jesus allegedly told his followers that who could perform miraculous works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the letter Gregory received from another bishop as described in Book 5.

2. What did Gregory of Tours mean when he said that a man became bishop after emerging from underground?

3. How was Radegunda considered successful?

4. What items were thought to have been cures for health conditions?

5. Why was it considered somewhat of a victory to have a bishop in Tours?

6. What was referred to as a "cult"?

7. Describe monogamy in Gregory of Tours' time.

8. How did voting work in Gregory of Tours' time?

9. What happened when Lupus and Ursio formed a union?

10. What was the fate of Clotilda's grandsons?

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