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

2. What else was found in the alleged sorcerer's pouch to show to to Gregory that he was a sorcerer?
(a) Eyeballs.
(b) Horse hair.
(c) Hooves.
(d) Fat.

3. Gregory the deacon was changed to what role after the flood?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Church follower.
(c) Pope.
(d) Priest.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man with powers wear in Book 9?

2. How did Gregory attempt to evade his promotion?

3. In which forest were animals free to roam in Chapter 10?

4. After the flood occurred, what was the first recommendation for a solution?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gregory attempt to reject his promotion?

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

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

4. What did Gregory and some of the other men become convinced of about the man Gregory had many problems with?

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

6. What did the man who was bucked from his horse allegedly do to deserve this?

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

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

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

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

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