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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue: 1123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the condemned man look like?
(a) He is old, wrinkled, and bald.
(b) He is young and pale with green eyes and red hair.
(c) He is tall, dark, and scruffy.
(d) He is short, fat, and bald.

2. What do the young boys of the village admire the most?
(a) Mutilation
(b) A tender ballad
(c) Monks
(d) A loving mother

3. What color eyes does the person have that the prisoner stares at in the crowd?
(a) Golden and luminous
(b) Blue like the sea
(c) Gray and dull
(d) Green as the grass

4. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?
(a) He is young with blond hair, blue eyes, and has a friendly face.
(b) He is young, has black hair and a sharp nose, wears black robes, and has a dangerous look.
(c) He is old, bald, rides an old mare, and wears black robes.
(d) He is fat, red faced, and clumsy.

5. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?
(a) They mock the prisoner publicly.
(b) They are his accusers.
(c) They try to keep order.
(d) They recite the prisoner's crime.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the boys terrified at the moment of the prisoner's death?

2. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?

3. What reaction do the old women have toward the prisoner?

4. What type of death does the prisoner experience when the oxcart is pulled away?

5. How does the prisoner react when one of the boys spits in his face?

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