View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story Gregory of Tours revealed about King Gunthram, how many years had he been king?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 40.

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

3. Who does Gregory describe as treating their own people as if they were the enemy?
(a) Peasants.
(b) Popes.
(c) Kings.
(d) Political leaders.

4. The man who Gregory worked with threatened him with vengeance if he regained whose favor?
(a) The Lord's.
(b) The king's.
(c) The bishop's.
(d) The priest's.

5. Why was Book 11 prepared?
(a) To serve as a textbook.
(b) To back up Gregory of Tours' point of view.
(c) To reveal factual information Gregory of Tours did not include due to religion.
(d) To contradict Gregory of Tours' point of view.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the woman in the first miracle story doing when she caught on fire?

2. Who did Gregory of Tours base most stories on?

3. What was the "last straw" at Gregory's church?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Gregory attempt to reject his promotion?

8. What did Gregory of Tours have to say about the fear of God?

9. What happened to the woman who caught on fire, according to Gregory?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 772 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample