The Pillars of the Earth Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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The Pillars of the Earth Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: 1135-1136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the historical significance of the ship that flounders off Balfour?
(a) Queen Maud's son is aboard.
(b) King Stephen's heir perishes.
(c) King Henry's only heir perishes in the wreck.
(d) King Henry's wife dies in the wreck.

2. Where do Tom and his family go for shelter from the freezing weather?
(a) To the church
(b) To the earl's castle
(c) Ellen and Jack invite them into their cave.
(d) To the monastery

3. What angers Philip about the monks right after he arrives at his new assignment?
(a) Their disheveled appearance
(b) Their unfriendliness
(c) They gamble and drink
(d) Their disobedience and gluttony

4. What is the favorite event for the young boys who gather in the marketplace?
(a) Watching a hanging
(b) Buying treats at the market
(c) Watching the king pass by
(d) Cock fighting

5. What does Agnes tell Tom when she brings him his lunch?
(a) She is going to visit her sister.
(b) She is leaving him.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She found a weaving job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prisoner do after the noose is placed around his neck?

2. What is one of the first things Philip does in his new priory?

3. What is Agnes' condition after the birth?

4. What do the old women in the crowd conclude about the person at whom the prisoner is looking?

5. Where is Tom's third child born?

(see the answer key)

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