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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: 1136 - 1137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 kicks and fights against the noose.
(d) He gasps for breath for a long time.

2. 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) The prisoner's dead eyes stare at them.
(d) Their fathers come to take them home.

3. Why does Peter of Wareham become angry with Prior Philip?
(a) Philip tells Peter to be more humble.
(b) Philip forces Peter to fast and pray.
(c) Philip assigns Peter the role of almoner, which requires a lot of travel.
(d) Philip forces Peter to clean the cathedral.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do three men ride behind the prisoner?

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

3. What horrifies Philip when he first sees Kingsbridge?

4. Why is Jack happy about living in Kingsbridge despite Alfred's abuse?

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

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