1. What is the condition of the monastery after 2 years under the care of Prior Philip?
(a) The monastery is dirty and unkempt.
(b) It is in dire straits.
(c) It is self sufficient and morale is high.
(d) The monks are hungry and the monastery in ruins.

2. What is one of the first things Philip does in his new priory?
(a) He has all the monks go into fasting and prayer.
(b) He puts the monks to work and provides them with more food.
(c) He cuts the food portions of the monks.
(d) He stops the monks from working and tells them to pray

3. Why do the townspeople find the whole situation of the hanging strange?
(a) They find it strange that no one is going to see the hanging.
(b) They don't understand why the condemned man would steal something he couldn't resell.
(c) Hangings usually take place in private.
(d) They are not used to seeing a man hanged.

4. Who are the three men that ride behind the oxcart that carries the prisoner?
(a) An earl, a prior, and a knight
(b) The king, the queen, and the priest
(c) A monk, the king, and an earl
(d) A knight, a priest, and a monk

5. What is the secret compromise that Philip proposes to the Hamleighs about the forests and quarry in Shiring?
(a) Kingsbridge gets the forest and the Hamleigh's get the quarries.
(b) Kingsbridge gets the farmland and the Hamleighs get the forest.
(c) Kingsbridge gets the forest and quarries, while the Hamleighs get the earldom and farmland.
(d) Kingsbridge gets the earl's money and the Hamleighs get the earldom.