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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. Which of the following did Radegunda successfully found?
(a) Monastery.
(b) Religion.
(c) Church.
(d) Business.

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

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

4. What was considered typical of saints?
(a) Acting as God.
(b) Performing in plays.
(c) Performing miracles.
(d) Performing surgeries.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the lifestyle changes the man with many wives made?

2. What did the duke do after the two men robbed and threatened him?

3. What is Rauching an example of?

4. During Gregory of Tours' time, which of the following were fights most prevalently regarding?

5. What career did Gregory of Tours first have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the introduction to The History of the Franks?

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

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

4. What was Queen Clotilda's goal?

5. What did Lupus and Ursio do to the Duke of Champagne, and what resulted?

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

7. Describe the circumstances under which Saint Martin's church was robbed.

8. What powers did the prophet, Elisha, have?

9. How is the word 'death' used in a way that might be confusing for modern readers?

10. How did Cato become a bishop?

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