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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 did Gregory of Tours admit to the reader?
2. What represented Clotilda's grandson's fate?
3. Which of the following was not described by Gregory of Tours as having healing properties?
4. During the times of Chilperic and Merovech, how were leaders selected?
5. When Gregory of Tours describes the man who "emerged", what type of literary device was used?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the reception Rauching received?
2. What knowledge did Gregory of Tours have about the Old Testament and how did he show this?
3. What did Gregory of Tours mean when he said that a man became bishop after emerging from underground?
4. How has the language of The History of Franks been changed by editors?
5. What delusion did Gregory of Tours dispel for readers in Book 5?
6. What careers did Gregory of Tours have?
7. How did Gregory of Tours define his relationship with religion?
8. What may have accounted for the alleged resurrections that were attributed to the prophet, Elisha?
9. Which people did Gregory of Tours speak vindictively of?
10. What happened when Lupus and Ursio formed a union?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Gregory of Tours chose to write The History of the Tours? What did his skill in writing have to do with it? Was Gregory a reluctant writer? How do you know?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Gregory described a flood, serpent, and plague that had affected Rome. What role did these events play in the course of history as Gregory saw it? Why were these significant events?
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