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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 short, fat, and bald.
(b) He is old, wrinkled, and bald.
(c) He is young and pale with green eyes and red hair.
(d) He is tall, dark, and scruffy.

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

3. What are the values of the boys who gather in the marketplace?
(a) They respect their elders and parents.
(b) They believe in goodness and kind deeds.
(c) They scorn beauty and despise goodness.
(d) They believe in God and holy works.

4. 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 clothing to mend while at the hanging.
(c) They bring ale and food to sell at the hanging.
(d) They bring wooden stools to sit while watching the hanging.

5. Who are the three men that ride behind the oxcart that carries the prisoner?
(a) A knight, a priest, and a monk
(b) An earl, a prior, and a knight
(c) The king, the queen, and the priest
(d) A monk, the king, and an earl

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the condemned man accused of stealing?

3. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?

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

5. Who nudges the sheriff impatiently, wanting to hurry along the hanging?

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