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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Brunhilda's position?

2. Who was visited when the healing scene occurred?

3. Which of the following best describes one of the bishop's backgrounds?

4. What did many Roman Christian Bishops supplant?

5. The man who Gregory refers to as changing his appearance did so by doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the reception Rauching received?

2. How did Cato become a bishop?

3. What did Lupus and Ursio do to the Duke of Champagne, and what resulted?

4. What was the fate of Clotilda's grandsons?

5. What powers did the prophet, Elisha, have?

6. What items were thought to have been cures for health conditions?

7. Describe the difficulties Saint Martin faced before he became a saint.

8. How did Gregory of Tours define his relationship with religion?

9. Why did people stand in the way of Clotilda's plan?

10. How is the word 'death' used in a way that might be confusing for modern readers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role did class difference play in Gregory of Tours' world? Compare and contrast the role of class difference to modern society, as well as modern society's perceptions of Gregory's culture.

Essay Topic 2

Gregory's book discusses divine magic. Why do you think divine magic plays such a large part in The History of the Franks? What effect does the role of divine magic in the book have on the reader? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

How did the use of words in Gregory's time differ from the use of certain words today? Consider the examples of the concepts of death as well as the concept of emerging from "underground". Why are these concepts significant to Gregory's writing style?

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