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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 Book 9, Chapter 15, Gregory reports that the King of Spain called together which groups of people?
2. How did local clerics react to the "sorcerer"?
3. In Book 9, which of the following words was used by Gregory to describe the man with alleged special senses?
4. In the first miracle story, what part of the young woman's body caught on fire?
5. Who was ultimately credited with miraculously restoring the health of the ill man in Book 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. According to Gregory, what was the real cause of Chilperic's demise?
2. How did Gregory describe the man who had the ability to sense when others spoke ill of him?
3. What did Gregory and some of the other men become convinced of about the man Gregory had many problems with?
4. Why did Gregory attempt to reject his promotion?
5. How did Gregory describe some of the bad political leaders during his time?
6. What environmental anecdote did Gregory reveal in Chapter 10 of Book 10?
7. Besides the flood in Rome, what other disasters occurred in the same time period and location?
8. What happened to the man who was so ill many believed he was going to die, according to Gregory?
9. What made Gregory believe that a man was a "sorcerer"?
10. What passing down of relics did Gregory describe?
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
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
Why was it significant for Gregory's text to be modernized by editors? What role did the editors play in changing Gregory's text? How would the readability of the text change if it weren't for the editors?
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