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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. In the story Gregory of Tours revealed about King Gunthram, how many years had he been king?

2. What was the role of the man who, with the representation of a number of people, set about a grim finish by being treated like an animal?

3. Who did Gregory have a problem with?

4. Who did Gregory the deacon eventually become an aide to?

5. What kind of teeth was the "sorcerer" trying to sell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did Gregory attempt to reject his promotion?

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

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

10. What passing down of relics did Gregory describe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gregory believed in supernatural healing, miracles, and supernatural powers. What role did miracles seem to play in Gregory's life? Do you think that Gregory and other people during his time were more gullible than people are today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Gregory claimed that many monarchs were not tyrannical or forceful, and they were actually voted in to their positions. How does this differ from modern perception of monarchs? What role did monarchs play in Gregory's world? Why do you think this is?

Essay Topic 3

Gregory claimed that the fear of God was necessary for a person to be good. The man that Gregory had a bad experience with was thought to have been possessed by a demon, which was causing him not to fear God. In what other ways did Gregory apply the concept of the fear of his deity?

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