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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the boys terrified at the moment of the prisoner's death?
(a) Their mothers chase them with switches.
(b) The person the prisoner was staring at drops to the ground, uttering a curse.
(c) Their fathers come to take them home.
(d) The prisoner's dead eyes stare at them.

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

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

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

5. Who nudges the sheriff impatiently, wanting to hurry along the hanging?
(a) The bailiff
(b) The knight
(c) The king
(d) The priest

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the condemned man look like?

2. How do the young maidens feel about the prisoner?

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

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

5. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?

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