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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of people live in the homes of the town square?
(a) Prostitutes
(b) Craftsmen and traders
(c) The poor of the town
(d) Soldiers

3. 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

4. What action does the person take who screamed at the prisoner's death?
(a) Grabs the prisoner's dangling feet
(b) Throws feces at the accusers
(c) Takes a lamb and stabs it in the heart
(d) Takes a cockerel out of a sack and slices its throat

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the condemned man accused of stealing?

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

3. What is the name of the ship that sinks after setting sail from England in 1120?

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

5. What do the accusers do as the young man hangs from the noose?

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