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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 Diana?

2. Who did the man prone to outbursts admit he was subordinate to?

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

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

5. In Book 10, what city was flooded?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. What passing down of relics did Gregory describe?

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

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

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

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

9. Who did Gregory describe as validating the right of ascendancy of Clothar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Was Gregory biased in his writing? Why or why not? How would you assess the reliability of Gregory in his writing?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the role of diction and syntax in terms of Gregory's writing style. What does the use of diction say about Gregory? What type of diction and syntax stand out to you the most? Why do you think this is?

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