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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the ship that sinks after setting sail from England in 1120?
(a) The Queen Elizabeth
(b) The Balfour
(c) The Queen Maud
(d) The White Ship

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

3. Who does the prisoner look at while he stands on the gallows?
(a) A young boy
(b) His mother
(c) His father
(d) A girl of about 15 years of age

4. What type of death does the prisoner experience when the oxcart is pulled away?
(a) He strangles slowly.
(b) His neck breaks and death is quick.
(c) He gasps for breath for a long time.
(d) He kicks and fights against the noose.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the language the condemned man speaks?

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

3. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?

4. What is the description of the priest who is one of the condemned man's accusers?

5. What color eyes does the person have that the prisoner stares at in the crowd?

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