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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: 1135-1136.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tom get hired to make repairs on Kingsbridge Cathedral?
(a) He begs the prior for the job.
(b) Jack sets the cathedral on fire and Tom proposes a plan to the Prior for repairs.
(c) He sets the cathedral on fire, hoping to get the job to repair it.
(d) He wins a bid against another stonemason.

2. What is the language the condemned man speaks?
(a) Latin
(b) Norman French
(c) Gaelic
(d) German

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

4. 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

5. What do the young boys of the village admire the most?
(a) A loving mother
(b) Mutilation
(c) Monks
(d) A tender ballad

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the historical significance of the ship that flounders off Balfour?

2. What has Tom Builder been hired to build for the earl's daughter and her fiancée?

3. Where do Philip and his brother, Francis grow up after they are orphaned?

4. Who does Philip talk to at Kingsbridge instead of the bishop?

5. Who catches the thief red-handed with the stolen silver chalice?

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