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

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

3. Who was the bishop of the city that had the large flood?
(a) Pelanogas.
(b) Pelaford.
(c) Pelasgius.
(d) Purgusus.

4. What was Diana?
(a) A miracle worker.
(b) A peasant.
(c) A goddess.
(d) A saint.

5. Who was Gunthram the king of?
(a) Gauls.
(b) British.
(c) Franks.
(d) French.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the ill man in Book 11 allegedly healed, where did the man want to make a pilgrimage to?

2. In Book 9, the man who had powers was wearing a shirt made out of what?

3. According to Gregory, who was there a problem with after the flood?

4. Gregory claimed that something was the real cause of Chilperic's demise. What was it?

5. What was the result of Gregory attempting to evade his promotion?

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. How did Gregory intend to make the reader feel by including the details of how one man was killed and treated like an animal?

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

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

5. Who did Gregory describe as validating the right of ascendancy of Clothar?

6. How was the word 'pope' used in two different ways?

7. According to Gregory, what was the real cause of Chilperic's demise?

8. What recommendations were made to cure the plague after the flood of Rome?

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

10. What environmental anecdote did Gregory reveal in Chapter 10 of Book 10?

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