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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. In Book 9, what was the "sorcerer" selling?
(a) Imitation religious texts.
(b) Religious relics.
(c) Imitation religious relics.
(d) Religious texts.

2. What was Chilperic's son being called?
(a) Closten.
(b) Colton.
(c) Celtis.
(d) Clothar.

3. What made Gregory most disappointed in the man he had problems with?
(a) The man did not respect the bishops.
(b) The man was angry.
(c) The man was too secular.
(d) The man was not very smart.

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

5. In the dramatic story Gregory tells of a young woman and her suitors, what was the woman's father's former occupation?
(a) Pope.
(b) King.
(c) Messenger.
(d) Bishop.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of the young man who gets ill enough that many think he will die, who did he call upon?

2. In the story where the woman caught on fire, what was her reaction?

3. Which of the following is true about the reliability of Gregory of Tours when he wrote this book?

4. In Book 9, the man was able to sense what about other people?

5. After the flood occurred, what was the second recommendation for a solution?

Short Essay Questions

1. Gregory described a man whom he had many problems with. How did this man view the hierarchy of he and Gregory?

2. What made Gregory believe that a man was a "sorcerer"?

3. What happened to the man who was so ill many believed he was going to die, according to Gregory?

4. How did Gregory describe the man who had the ability to sense when others spoke ill of him?

5. Why was Gregory the deacon uplifted to Gregory the bishop?

6. Why was the king of Spain disappointed in his bishops?

7. What is the dramatic story Gregory relayed about a young woman and one of her suitors?

8. What marked the rules of conduct at Saint Martin's temple by gender difference?

9. Besides the flood in Rome, what other disasters occurred in the same time period and location?

10. How did the "sorcerer" come to the attention of local clerics?

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