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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. How many bishops validated the right of ascendancy of Clothar?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. In the first miracle story, what part of the young woman's body caught on fire?
(a) Right foot.
(b) Left hand.
(c) Left foot.
(d) Right hand.

3. After the flood occurred, what was the first recommendation for a solution?
(a) Kind words.
(b) Prayer.
(c) Chanting.
(d) Literature.

4. Who did the man Gregory had trouble with attack?
(a) A priest.
(b) A bishop.
(c) A peasant.
(d) A bartender.

5. Gregory and one other man became convinced that the man Gregory had problems with was which of the following?
(a) Unfit to be in religious society.
(b) Out of favor with the saint.
(c) Possessed by a demon.
(d) Angry at religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the ill man in Book 11 called upon a higher figure, allegedly?

2. What else was found in the alleged sorcerer's pouch to show to to Gregory that he was a sorcerer?

3. How did Gregory attempt to evade his promotion?

4. Which of the following describes the man Gregory had to work with who caused him trouble?

5. According to Gregory, what culminated from the flood and other events?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Gregory dislike Diana-worshiping?

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

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

9. What passing down of relics did Gregory describe?

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

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