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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the older women bring to the marketplace when they go to watch the hanging?
(a) They bring their weaving to pass the time.
(b) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.
(c) They bring clothing to mend while at the hanging.
(d) They bring ale and food to sell at the hanging.

2. What is the condemned man accused of stealing?
(a) A loaf of bread
(b) A knight's sword
(c) A gold relic from the church
(d) A silver, jeweled chalice from the monastery

3. How many passengers aboard the sunken ship survive?
(a) Five
(b) One
(c) Three
(d) Ten

4. 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) Hangings usually take place in private.
(c) They are not used to seeing a man hanged.
(d) They don't understand why the condemned man would steal something he couldn't resell.

5. How do the young maidens feel about the prisoner?
(a) They think he is retarded.
(b) They think he is handsome.
(c) They think he is possessed.
(d) They think he is ugly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the three men that ride behind the oxcart that carries the prisoner?

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

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

4. What is the favorite event for the young boys who gather in the marketplace?

5. What are the values of the boys who gather in the marketplace?

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