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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. After the flood occurred, what was the second recommendation for a solution?
2. In Book 9, which of the following words was used by Gregory to describe the man with alleged special senses?
3. What did the man with powers wear in Book 9?
4. Which of the following is true about the reliability of Gregory of Tours when he wrote this book?
5. Who did Gregory have a problem with?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the man who was so ill many believed he was going to die, according to Gregory?
2. What did Gregory of Tours have to say about the fear of God?
3. Gregory described a man whom he had many problems with. How did this man view the hierarchy of he and Gregory?
4. What marked the rules of conduct at Saint Martin's temple by gender difference?
5. What made Gregory believe that a man was a "sorcerer"?
6. Besides the flood in Rome, what other disasters occurred in the same time period and location?
7. Who did Gregory describe as validating the right of ascendancy of Clothar?
8. How did the "sorcerer" come to the attention of local clerics?
9. Why was Gregory the deacon uplifted to Gregory the bishop?
10. Why did Gregory dislike Diana-worshiping?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
To what point is The History of the Franks still relevant? How might the text still relate to modern society, in spite of its many differences?
Essay Topic 2
Do you find Gregory to have been a judgmental person? A bad person? A smart person? Why or why not?
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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