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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 about the woman and her suitors, who repelled the man's attempt to marry the woman?

2. Who does Gregory describe as treating their own people as if they were the enemy?

3. In the first miracle story, what part of the young woman's body caught on fire?

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

5. What was the result of Gregory attempting to evade his promotion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the dramatic story Gregory relayed about a young woman and one of her suitors?

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

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

4. How did Gregory intend to make the reader feel by including the details of how one man was killed and treated like an animal?

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

6. What recommendations were made to cure the plague after the flood of Rome?

7. How did Gregory describe some of the bad political leaders during his time?

8. What happened to the woman who caught on fire, according to Gregory?

9. Why did Gregory attempt to reject his promotion?

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Gregory initially decline his promotion from deacon to bishop? Why is this significant to know about Gregory? Does this change your perception of him? Why or why not?

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